Engineering IT 2014 UG

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
- UNDERGRADUATE
HANDBOOK 2014
This copy is for

staff use only
Handbooks online: sydney.edu.au/handbooks
Contents
Contents
Welcome
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Laws
27
How to use this handbook
Unit of Study Tables and Descriptions

Senate and Faculty Resolutions
Course rules
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3
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Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws

Course resolutions
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Resolutions of the Senate
Resolutions of the Faculty
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and

Information Technologies for coursework awards
Part 1: Course enrolment
Part 2: Unit of study enrolment
Part 3: Studying and Assessment
Part 4: Progression, Results and Graduation
Part 5: Other
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Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology 13
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Medical 29

Science
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Medical 29
Science
Course resolutions
29
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Project
Management
31
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project 31

Management
Course resolutions
31
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science 33
(Combined)
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science 33
Course resolutions
33
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology

(Advanced)
(Honours)
Course resolutions
13
13
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of

Science (Double)
13
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science 35

Double degree course resolutions
35
Bachelor of Engineering
15
Course resolutions
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15
Bachelor of Information Technology
17

Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
Course resolutions
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17
Bachelor of Project Management
19

Course resolutions
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19
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Course resolutions
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13
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Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor 37

of Arts
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor 37
of Arts
Course resolutions
37
of Commerce
of Commerce
Course resolutions
39
of Laws
of Laws
Course resolutions
41
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce 23

of Medical Science
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of

Commerce
Course resolutions
23

of Medical Science
Course resolutions
43
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design in 25

Architecture

of Science
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Design 25

in Architecture
Course resolutions
25

of Science
Course resolutions
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For internal use by University of Sydney staff only.
Contents
Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First-Year

Entry
47
Flexible First Year Entry Unit of Study Table
49
Flexible First Year Unit of Study Descriptions
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Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year Entry

Core units of study for Stream A specialisations
First year
Alternative units of study
Elective unit of study
Notes
Core units of study for Stream B specialisations
First year
Note
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Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Students must select 12cp from the following block
of units.
Acceptable alternative units of study
Information Technologies relating to this table:
BE (Aeronautical)
BE (Aeronautical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSc or
BPM
BE(Aeronautical)/BA
BE(Aeronautical)/LLB
Recommended elective units of study
Additional Electives
Note
Faculty-wide Units of Study
55
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical) (Space) 99
Engineering (ENGG) Units of Study

The Advance Engineering Program
The Talented Information Technology Program
Exchange Units of Study
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Unit of Study Descriptions
105

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Faculty-wide units of study
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Advanced Engineering Units of Study
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Advanced Engineering Program
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Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical) (Space)

Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or
BMedSc or BCom or BPM
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)/BA
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)/LLB
Note
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
115
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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115
Unit of Study Table
117
Talented Information Technology Units of Study 65

Talented Information Technology Units of Study 67
Talented Information Technology Student Program 67
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Exchange Units
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Exchange units of study

School of Aeronautical, Mechanical and
Mechatronic Engineering
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
School of Electrical and Information Engineering
School of Information Technologies
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73

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Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Core units of study
First year
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87

Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Students must select at least one of the following
two units of study.
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Contents

of units.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering relating
to this table:
BE(Mechanical Engineering)
BE(Mechanical Engineering)/BSc or BCom or
BMedSc or BPM
BE(Mechanical Engineering)/BA
BE(Mechanical Engineering)/LLB
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Space) 131

Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Space)

Core units of study
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
to this table:
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BCom
or BMedSci or BPM
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)/BA
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)/LLB
Note
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
147
147
Unit of Study Table
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153

Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)/BSc or BCom or
BMedSci or BPM
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)/BA
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)/LLB
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Note
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (Space) 163

Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (Space)

Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)/BSc or
BCom or BMedSci or BPM
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)/BA
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)/LLB
Note
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Biomedical Engineering Program
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Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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189

Note
Core units of study
First year
Second year
Select 6 cp from the following block of core units:
Third year
Fourth year
Select 18cp from the following list of Biomedical
electives:
of Thesis/Project units.
Select 6 cp from:
Select 6 cp from:
Requirements for a major
Mechanical Engineering Major
Electrical Engineering Major
Chemical and Biomolecular Major
Information Technology Major
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Contents
Mechatronic Engineering Major

BE (Biomedical) Engineering
BE(Biomedical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM
or BA or LLB
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Information Technologies relating to Civil
Engineering (except Project Engineering
Management)
Single Degree Programs
Combined Degree Programs
Advanced Options
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Notes
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School of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering
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Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and

Biomolecular)
211
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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211
Unit of Study Table
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217
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor

of Design in Architecture
247
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and

Biomolecular)
Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering in
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering with either
a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering
(Chemical & Biomolecular) with a Bachelor of
Commerce or Bachelor of Project Management)
Third year
Fourth year
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of

Design in Architecture
Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Fifth Year
of units.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and IT
relating to the combined Civil Engineering/Design
in Architecture program.
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Bachelor of Project Engineering and

Management (Civil)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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227
Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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269
Unit of Study Table
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235

Core units of study (all streams except Project
Management)
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
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Bachelor of Project Engineering and Management

(Civil)
Core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes.
Third year
Fourth year
Notes
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Contents
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) 315
287
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer)

Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical) (Computer)
(Electrical) (Computer) in a combined degree
Electrical Engineering (Computer) core units of
study
First year
Second year
Third year
At least 2 of the following 6 units of study:
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
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287
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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321
321
321
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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293
Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering)

Requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering
(Software Engineering)
(Software Engineering) in a combined degree
Software Engineering core units of study
First year
Second year
Select one of the following units.
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
Unit of Study Table
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299

(Telecommunications)

(Electrical)
(Electrical) in a combined degree
Electrical Engineering core units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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333
333
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Power)
305
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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305
Unit of Study Table
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309

(Electrical) (Telecommunications)
(Telecommunications) in a combined degree
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) core
units of study
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
of units.
Notes

(Electrical) (Power)
(Electrical) (Power) in a combined degree
Electrical Engineering (Power) core units of study
First year
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Degrees
Streams
Honours
Minors
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School of Electrical and Information

Engineering
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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer) 281
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Contents

Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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(i) Stream in Computer Science
First year core units of study for CS stream
First year recommended elective units of study for
CS stream
Second year core units of study for CS stream
Second year recommended elective units of study
for CS stream
Third year core units of study for CS stream
Third year recommended elective units of study
for CS stream
(ii) Stream in Information Systems
First year core units of study for IS stream
IS stream
Second year core units of study for IS stream
Second year recommended elective units for IS
stream
Third year core units of study for IS stream
for IS stream
Honours
Fourth year Honours core units of study
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Honours
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369
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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Unit of Study Table
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CS stream
Second Year core units of study for CS stream
for CS stream
for CS stream
Fourth year recommended elective units of study
for CS stream
IS stream
for IS stream
for IS stream
for IS stream
Honours (CS and IS streams)
Honours core units of study
361
Project Management Program
397

(Advanced)
CS stream.
for CS stream
for CS stream
IS stream
for IS stream
for IS stream
361
Bachelor of Engineering and Project

Management
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361
361
361
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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399
Unit of Study Table
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363
403
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project

Management
Core units of study
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Honours Year
Notes
Project Management Recommended Electives
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Course Overview
Course Requirements
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409
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Advanced
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Contents
Unit of Study Table
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Core units of study
First year: all streams
First year: Civil Engineering Science stream
First Year: Built Environment stream
First Year: Software stream
Second year: All streams
Second Year: Civil Engineering Science stream
Second Year: Built Environment stream
Second Year: Software stream
Third year: All streams
Third Year: Civil Engineering Science stream
Third Year: Built Environment stream
Third Year: Software stream
Honours Year
Notes
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Index by alpha code
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Index by name
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Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies at the University of Sydney.
As one of the top 50 engineering and technology universities in the world, our graduates have the ability
to lead and shape the future. Studying with us, youll develop your skills of analysis and invention so
you can effectively design, create and build structures, systems and products that matter.
The outstanding calibre of our academic staff means we consistently rank among the top one percent
of research universities in the world. As a student, you'll be taught by some of these leading researchers,
and in some cases you'll have the chance to contribute to their work.
The extracurricular activities youll enjoy, together with the opportunities for internships, international
exchange and to work on industry-sponsored projects, offer you the kinds of different experiences that
employers really value.
You might spend part of your degree overseas, or you might choose to work with local communities,
or even become a student mentor, tutor or ambassador. We have over ten different student clubs and
societies and even a Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team who design, construct and race
a small racing car each year. Students with outstanding academic ability can also join the Advanced
Engineering and Talented IT programs.
Whichever way you choose to get involved, you'll be doing it alongside a passionate group of students who are all interested in making a genuine
difference within our own community and beyond.
I hope you enjoy your educational journey with us, a faculty that inspires, challenges and supports tomorrows leaders.
Professor Archie Johnston

Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
Welcome
An understanding of the information in this handbook will allow you

to make more informed choices about your study at the University of
Sydney. It will:
ensure that you have the information necessary to make informed

program and unit of study choices.
ensure that you understand the rules that both govern and ensure
your successful academic progress toward graduating at the end
of your degree.
Most of the information presented under the tabs across the top of
this web page will provide you with the information necessary to make
program and unit of study choices. These choices will enable you to
attain a wholistic and well-rounded understanding of your disciplinary
area of interest, so that you may fulfil your academic and vocational
ambitions.
When you browse the tabs from left-to-right, you will observe a
General tab and a tab for each school and two specialised study
programs within the Faculty. These are:
Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Information Engineering
Information Technologies and
Project Management.
The menu sets under each of the School and Program tabs consist
of general information about the courses and units of study on offer.
The requirements for Flexible First-year entry are found under the
General tab.
Unit of Study Tables and

Descriptions
Unit of study tables and descriptions for each undergraduate degree
can be found under the tab corresponding to the School or Program
(Biomedical Engineering or Project Management).
In addition, elective unit of study tables and descriptions for
faculty-wide electives, those on offer in the Advanced Engineering
program and the Talented Information Technology program, and those
related to Exchange programs, are listed under the General tab, for
ease of access.
Senate and Faculty Resolutions

The Senate Resolutions and Faculty Resolutions specify general
course requirements; the Senate Resolutions for the courses offered
and conferred by the University of Sydney, and the Faculty Resolutions
for those courses specifically conferred by the Faculty of Engineering
and Information Technologies.
Faculty Resolutions also outline the general conditions of enrolment
and progression that pertain to its degrees. These conditions are
outlined under five broad areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
course enrolment
unit of study enrolment
studying and assessment
progression, results and graduation
transitional provisions.
Course rules
The Course Rules specify the enrolment, progression and completion
requirements for each single and combined degree offered by the
Faculty, and in so doing, expand upon and particularise the general
course requirements contained in the Faculty Resolutions.
For instance, in order to prescribe the allowable enrolment of a student
in a particular course, course rules outline the particulars of the
following:
the attendance pattern

the streams offered within the particular degree
admission and award requirements
requirements for the Honours degree
transitional provisions.
Please take the time to become familiar with the course rules and
resolutions for your degree.
It is recommended that the Senate Resolutions for the Faculty of
Engineering and Information Technologies be read in conjunction with
both the appropriate Faculty resolutions and the individual course
rules relating to your degree.
Students and professionals seeking to further develop their skills in

engineering and information technology in order to meet professional
requirements may apply to undertake individual units of study as
non-award students. Whether you are an undergraduate degree
student or a graduate seeking to enhance your learning, it is envisaged
that you will find the information layout useful.
Other information under the General Tab, for instance, the course
rules and course resolutions (Senate and faculty resolutions), relates
to the second concern: that of ensuring that your academic progress
meets the requirements necessary for you to graduate at the end of
your degree.
The Senate Resolutions for the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies must be read in conjunction with the appropriate Resolutions
for the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies the individual Course resolutions and rules.

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Degrees, diplomas and certificates of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
(1)
With the exception of the Doctor of Engineering and the Doctor of Philosophy, The Senate, by authority of the University of Sydney Act
1989 (as amended), provides and confers the following degrees, diplomas and certificates, according to the rules specified by the Faculty
of Engineering and Information Technologies. The Doctor of Engineering and the Doctor of Philosophy are provided and conferred
according to the rules specified by the Senate and the Academic Board.
This list is amended with effect from 1 January, 2013. Degrees, diplomas and certificates no longer open for admission will be conferred
by the Senate according to the rules previously specified by the Faculty.
(2)
2
Degrees
Code
Course title & stream
Abbreviation
Credit points
HA002
Doctor of Engineering
DEng
Published work
HB000
Doctor of Philosophy
PhD
Research
HC051
Master of Philosophy
MPhil
Research
HC087
Master of Engineering
ME
72
HC049
Master of Information Technology
MIT
48
HC050
Master of Information Technology

Management
MITM
48
HC088
Master of Professional Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
MPE(Aerospace)
144
MPE(Biomedical)
144
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering MPE(Chemical & Biomolecular)
144
Civil Engineering
MPE(Civil)
144
Electrical Engineering
MPE(Electrical)
144
Fluids Engineering
MPE(Fluids)
144
Geomechanical Engineering
MPE(Geo)
144
Mechanical Engineering
MPE(Mechanical)
144
Power Engineering
MPE(Power)
144
Software Engineering
MPE(Software)
144
Structural Engineering
MPE(Structural)
144
Telecommunications Engineering
MPE(Telecoms)
144
HC031
Master of Project Management
MPM
48
International Project Management
MPM(International Project Management) 48
Project Economics and Scheduling

Management
MPM(Project Economics and Scheduling 48

Management)
Project Risk Management
MPM(Project Risk Management)
48
Strategic Project Management

Implementation
MPM(Strategic Project Management

Implementation)
48
HC085
Master of Project Leadership
MPL
48
HH043
Bachelor of Computer Science and

Technology*
Computer Science
BCST(ComputerScience)
144
Information Systems
BCST(InformationSystems)
144
HH043

Technology (Advanced)*
Computer Science
BCST(Adv)(ComputerScience)
144
Information Systems
BCST(Adv)(InformationSystems)
144
HH000
Bachelor of Engineering^
Aeronautical Engineering
BE(Aeronautical)
192
Aeronautical Engineering (Space)
BE(Aeronautical)(Space)
192
BE(Biomedical)
192
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering BE(Chemical & Biomolecular)
192
Civil Engineering
BE(Civil)
192
Civil Engineering (Construction

Management)
BE(Civil)(Construction Management)
192
Civil Engineering (Environmental)
BE(Civil)(Environmental)
192
Code
Abbreviation
Credit points
Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
BE(Civil)(Geotechnical)
192
Civil Engineering (Structures)
BE(Civil)(Structures)
192
BE(Electrical)
192
Electrical Engineering (Computer)
BE(Electrical)(Computer)
192
Electrical Engineering (Power

Engineering)
BE(Electrical)(Power)
192
BE(Electrical)(Telecommunications)
192
BE(Mechanical)
192
Mechanical Engineering (Space)
BE(Mechanical)(Space)
192
BE(Mechatronic)
192
Mechatronic Engineering (Space)
BE(Mechatronic)(Space)
192
Project Engineering and Management

(Civil)
BE(Project Eng & Mngt)(Civil)
192
BE(Software)
192
HH05
BPM
144
HH060
Bachelor of Project Management (Civil BPM(Civil Engineering Science)

Engineering Science)
144
HH061

(Software)
144
HH062
Bachelor of Project Management (Built BPM(Built Environment)

Environment)
144
HH041
Bachelor of Information Technology^
Computer Science
BIT(ComputerScience)
192
Information Systems
BIT(InformationSystems)
192
BPM(Software)
*may be awarded with honours following a further year of study.

^may be awarded with honours in an integrated program
3 Combined degrees
Code
Abbreviation
Credit points
HH016
Bachelor of Engineering^/Bachelor of
Arts*
BE/BA
240
HH014
Commerce*
BE/BCom
240
HH046
Design in Architecture*
BE/BDesArch
240
HH018
Laws^
BE/LLB
288
HH021
Medical Science*
BE/BMedSci
240
HH015
Science*
BE/BSc
240
HH047
Bachelor of Information
Technology^/Bachelor of Arts*
BIT/BA
240
HH042
Technology^/Bachelor of Commerce*
BIT/BCom
240
HH051
Technology^/Bachelor of Laws^
BIT/LLB
288
HH048
Technology^/Bachelor of Medical
Science*
BIT/BMedSc
240
HH049
Technology^/Bachelor of Science*
BIT/BSc
240
HH063
Project Management*
BE/BPM
240
*may be awarded with honours following a further year of study

^may be awarded with honours in an integrated program
4 Graduate diplomas
Code
Course title
Abbreviation
Credit points
HF041
Graduate Diploma in Computing
GradDipComp
48
HF044
Graduate Diploma in Engineering
GradDipEng
36
HF045
Graduate Diploma in Engineering

(Professional Engineering)
GradDipEng(ProfEng)
48
HF042
Graduate Diploma in Information

Technology
GradDipIT
36
HF043
Graduate Diploma in Information

Technology Management
GradDipITM
36
HF023
Graduate Diploma in Project

Management
GradDipPM
36
Code
Course title
HF046
Graduate Diploma in Project Leadership GradDipPL
36
Code
Course title
Abbreviation
Credit points
HG027
Graduate Certificate in Engineering
GradCertEng
24
HG025
Graduate Certificate in Information

Technology
GradCertIT
24
HG026
Graduate Certificate in Information

Technology Management
GradCertITM
24
HG006
Graduate Certificate in Project

Management
GradCertPM
24
HG028
Graduate Certificate in Project

Leadership
GradCertPL
24
Abbreviation
Credit points
Graduate certificates
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies for coursework

awards
These resolutions apply to all undergraduate and postgraduate coursework award courses in the Faculty, unless specifically indicated otherwise.
Students enrolled in postgraduate research awards should consult the resolutions for their course. These resolutions must be read in conjunction
with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the
'Coursework Rule'), the resolutions for the course of enrolment, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule
2006 (as amended)and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Part 1: Course enrolment

1 Enrolment restrictions
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
2
Except as with the permission of the Dean an undergraduate student shall satisfy the following enrolment requirements.
No more than 24 credit points in either semester one or two;
No more than 12 credit points in the summer session and 6 credit points in the winter session;
In first year, a student may only enrol in level 1000 units of study;
In second year, a student may only enrol in level 1000 and/or level 2000 units of study;
A student shall enrol in lower year level core units of study as a priority above any higher year level units of study irrespective of
meeting any prerequisite requirements of the higher year units.
Flexible First Year
(1)
Undergraduate students entering first year may choose to undertake the Flexible First Year program, instead of choosing a particular
degree or stream. Two types of Flexible First Year program are available:
Students planning on entering Aeronautical, Chemical and Biomolecular, Civil, Mechanical, Aeronautical (Space) or Mechanical
(Space) Engineering streams can enrol in program A as set out in the Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year table of units of
study. Students in this program undertake a common set of units in semester one. They can then transfer to a stream in semester
two or at the end of the year. The semester two enrolment will consist of common units and a choice of core or elective units for the
stream that students plan to pursue in later years.
Students planning on entering Biomedical, Electrical, Electrical (Computer), Electrical (Power), Electrical (Telecommunications),
Mechatronics, Mechatronics (Space), Software Engineering or the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology or Bachelor of
Information Technology degrees can enrol in program B as set out in the Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year table of units of
study. Students in this program undertake a common set of units in semester one. They can then transfer to a stream or degree in
semester two or at the end of the year. The semester two enrolment will consist of common units and a choice of core or elective
units for the stream or degree that students plan to undertake in later years.
Transfer into the Bachelor of Project Management is not part of the flexible first year program.
Students gaining entry to any of the combined degree courses may also choose to undertake the Flexible First Year program.
Those students who have met the requirements for first year entry (ATAR cut-off) into a particular degree and stream will be guaranteed
a place in second year in that stream or degree even though they choose the Flexible First Year program. Students attaining high
average marks in the Flexible First Year program will be eligible to apply for second year entry into higher ATAR cut-off degrees or
streams. See transfer requirements in the table shown below. These conditions for entry into a second year specialist degree or stream
will also apply for combined degree candidates.
Transfer from Flexible First Year into streams or degrees will be assessed based on either of the following two conditions:
Students have met the ATAR requirement for the degree or stream at the time of initial enrolment; or
Students have achieved an average mark as shown in the following requirements table. For Program A the average mark is based
on the performance in first year units of study. For Program B, the average mark is based on performance in first year, first semester
units of study.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(a)
(b)
(5)
Degree/stream transfer table
Degree/Stream
Flexible entry program
AAM requirement
BE(Aero)
65
BE(Aero)(Space)
75
BE(Biomedical)
70
BE(Chem)
always allowed
BE(Civil)
always allowed
BE(Civil)(Construction)
65
BE(Civil)(Environmental)
65
BE(Civil)(Geotechnical)
65
BE(Civil)(Structures)
65
BE(Electrical)
always allowed
BE(Electrical) (Computer)
65
BE(Electrical)(Power)
65
BE(Electrical)(Telecom)
65
BE(Mechanical)
always allowed
BE(Mech)(Space)
75
Degree/Stream
Flexible entry program
AAM requirement
BE(Mechatronics)
70
BE(Mechatronics)(Space)
75
BE(Project Mgt)(Civil)
65
BE(Software)
65
BCST
always allowed
BCST(Adv)
70
BIT
70
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(1)
(2)
(3)
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(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(2)
(3)
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Transferring Streams or Degrees

Students admitted to specific undergraduate Engineering, IT or Project Management single degrees or streams, and the combined
BE/BPM can apply for transfer between these degrees or stream. Approval is required from the Dean (or his/her delegate) for any case;
or by the Head of School (or his/her delegate) or the program director responsible for the particular stream or degree. Students in
combined degrees can change the stream of the BE portion of their combined degree in accordance with this sub-clause. Students will
be assessed based on the above Flexible First Year average mark criteria but will also be required to show that they have met progression
requirements in their current degree or stream as specified by the school and that they will able to complete the new stream in the
normal time period.
Students who wish to transfer into or between any of the faculty's undergraduate combined degrees (except into BE/BPM as covered
in part(1) above) or any other course outside the administration of the Faculty must apply to the Universities Admissions Center or
International Office as appropriate.
Students admitted to specific postgraduate degrees or streams wishing to transfer between degrees or streams managed by the faculty
need to apply to the Director of the Graduate School of Engineering. Students will be assessed based on their progress in their current
degree or stream and that they will able to complete the new stream in the normal time period.
Time limits
Unless the course rules specify differently:
A student must complete all the requirements for a coursework doctorate, within ten calendar years of first enrolment;
A student must complete all the requirements for a combined BE, single or combined BIT, and BCST within ten calendar years of first
enrolment;
A student must complete all the requirements for a single (non combined) BE or BPM within the lesser of 16 enrolled semesters or
ten calendar years of first enrolment;
A student must complete all the requirements for a graduate certificate within two calendar years of first enrolment; a minimum of 1
semester and a maximum of 4 semesters
A student must complete all the requirements for a graduate diploma within four calendar years of first enrolment; a minimum of 2
semesters and a maximum of 6 semesters
A student must complete all the requirements for a master's degree within six calendar years of first enrolment. A minimum of 2
semesters and a maximum of 8 semesters.
Periods of suspension, exclusion or lapsed candidature will be added to maximum completion times except that no completion time will
exceed 10 years from first enrolment.
Credit will not be granted for recognised prior learning older than 10 years at the time of first enrolment.
Suspension, discontinuation and lapse of candidature

The Coursework Rule specifies the conditions for suspending or discontinuing candidature, and return to candidature after these events.
The Rule also defines the circumstances when candidature is deemed to have lapsed. Students should pay careful attention to the significant
dates in these processes and their effect on results and financial liability. Students seeking to suspend, discontinue or apply for a return to
candidature after a lapse must apply to the Dean of Engineering and IT for permission, supplying detailed reasons and evidence to support
the request.
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(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(i)
(ii)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(e)
Credit for previous study

Conditions for the granting of credit for previous study are in accordance with the Coursework Rule, except:
the maximum credit that may be granted to the Bachelor of Engineering degree, Bachelor of Engineering/Combined degrees, Bachelor
of Information Technology degree or Bachelor of information Technology/Combined degrees is 96 credit points;
the maximum credit that may be granted to the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology or Bachelor of Science and
Technology(Advanced) or Bachelor of Project Management is 48 credit points; and
For prior learning at the University of Sydney at postgraduate level credit may be given subject to the approval of the Faculty and to
the following conditions:
where no award has been conferred, credit may be transferred in full to the Graduate Diploma and Master degree;
if an award has been conferred credit to a limit of 12 credit points may be transferred.
For prior learning at postgraduate level at an external institution recognised by the University of Sydney
where no award has been conferred credit to a maximum of 50% of the degree may be approved, provided units of study have been
completed at credit average and are equivalent to units of study offered under the degree being taken;
if an award has been conferred credit to a maximum of 12 credit points may be approved provided units of study have been completed
at credit average and are equivalent to units of study offered under the degree being taken;
credit will not be granted for recognised prior learning older than 10 years at the time of first enrolment.
where Course resolutions make other specifications.
Part 2: Unit of study enrolment

7 Cross-institutional study
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Provided permission has been obtained in advance, the Dean may permit a student to complete a unit of study at another institution
and have that unit credited to the student's course requirements, provided that:
the resolutions of the student's course of enrolment do not specifically exclude cross-institutional study; and
the unit of study content is not taught in any corresponding unit of study at the University; or
the student is unable, for good reason, to attend a corresponding unit of study at the University.
International exchange
The faculty encourages students to participate in international exchange programs, unless specified otherwise in the resolutions for a particular
course. Students must apply to the Head of the relevant School of Engineering and IT to obtain approval for their planned enrolment while
on exchange. This guarantees that the units completed externally will be correctly matched to the core requirements of their Course.
Part 3: Studying and Assessment

9 Attendance
(1)
(2)
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Students are required to be in attendance at the correct time and place of any formal or informal examinations. Non attendance on any
grounds insufficient to claim special consideration will result in the forfeiture of marks associated with the assessment. Participation in
a minimum number of assessment items may be a requirement of any unit of study.
Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90% of timetabled activities for a unit of study, unless granted exemption by the Dean
or Head of School most concerned. The Dean or Head of School most concerned may determine that a student fails a unit of study
because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is
lower than 90%.
Special consideration for illness, injury or misadventure

Special consideration is a process that affords equal opportunity to students who have experienced circumstances that adversely impact
their ability to adequately complete an assessment task in a unit of study. The Coursework Rule provides full details of the University policy
and procedures.
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Concessional pass
In this Faculty the grade PCON (Concessional Pass) is not awarded.
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Re-assessment
The Faculty does not offer opportunities for re-assessment other than on the grounds of approved special consideration.
Part 4: Progression, Results and Graduation

13 Satisfactory progress
The faculty will monitor students for satisfactory progress towards the completion of their award course. In addition to the common triggers
used to identify students not meeting academic progression requirements (as defined by the Progression requirements of the Coursework
Rule), students must pass any unit of study identified in the course resolutions as being critical to progression through the course.
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Award of the bachelor's degree with honours

Honours is available to meritorious students as either appended honours or integrated honours. Admission, requirements and award for the
honours courses are in accordance with the relevant course resolutions.
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(1)
Weighted average mark (WAM)

WAMS are used by the University as one indicator of performance. For example, WAMS can be used in assessing admission to and
award of honours, eligibility for prizes and scholarships, or assessing progression through a course. The University WAM is calculated
using the following formula:
WAM =
sum(Wc x Mc)
sum(Wc)
(2)
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(1)
(a)
(b)
where Wc is the unit of study credit points x the unit weighting and Mc is the mark achieved for the unit. The mark used for units with a
grade AF and DF is zero. Pass/ fail units and a grade of DNF or credited units from other institutions are not counted.
For undergraduate students in Engineering and IT courses, the weightings are 0 for 1000 level units, 2 for 2000 level units, 3 for 3000
level units and 4 for 4000 level or above units. For postgraduate students in Engineering and IT courses, the weighting is 1 for all units
of study.
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies specific Weighted Average Mark Indicators.
Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM)
HWAM is the honours weighted average mark for Bachelor of Engineering undergraduate courses. HWAM is calculated by applying
the university WAM formula, with the additional condition that research thesis units of study are given double weighting of 8.
The HWAM is used for honours assessment in Bachelor of Engineering degrees including combined degrees. All units of study
attempted in a Bachelor of Engineering single or combined degree are included in the calculation regardless of whether they are core
Bachelor of Engineering program units or not.
Part 5: Other
17 Transitional provisions
(1)
(2)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and students who commenced their
candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.
Students who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the
time of their commencement.
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Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced)
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Honours)
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University
of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against
Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH043
HH043
HH044
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Honours)
HH044
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced) (Honours)
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for this course is available in full time or part-time according to candidate choice.
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(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(I)
(II)
(3)
(a)
(b)
5
(1)
(a)
(b)
6
Admission to candidature
Admission to these courses is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate
(including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements
must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for
mature aged applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking.
Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science at the University of Sydney may apply to transfer their candidature to the Bachelor of Computer
Science and Technology, or the Advanced degree, providing that the applicant has completed 1000-level units of study in mathematics
and computer science equivalent to the those specified in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology table of units.
Requirements for award

The units of study that may be taken for the degrees are set out in the table of units of study: Bachelor of Computer Science and
Technology.
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points,
comprising:
at least 114 credit points from core and recommended elective units;
18 credit points of selected Mathematics and Statistics units, with at least six credit points at 2000-level or above;
a maximum of 30 credit points of elective units of study for either a Computer Science stream or an Information Systems stream s
shown in the units of study tables for this course;
and ensuring
no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000-level) units of study; and
at least 36 credit points in 3000-level or above.
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced), a candidate must successfully complete
144 credit points specified in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology above, except:
a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level core and recommended elective units are at the Advanced level; and
a minimum of 12 credit points of 3000-level core and recommended elective units are at the Advanced level.
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the course. Candidates have the option of completing up to two streams. Candidates must
follow the progression of study as prescribed by the table of units of study for the stream. Units of study counted towards one stream
may not count toward any other stream completed. The streams available are:
Computer Science
Information Systems.
Progression rules
Candidates for the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced) must maintain a credit average in each year of enrolment.
If this level of result is not achieved, candidates will be transferred to the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology degree program
with full credit for units of study already completed.
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(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Requirements for the Honours degree

Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an additional year of full-time study, after the completion of the pass
degree. Part-time study is permitted if the Head of School is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake full-time study.
To qualify for admission to the honours year a candidate should:
have qualified for, or been awarded, the pass degree or an equivalent degree from another university, including a stream or major in
the intended area of study;
have a ISWAM of at least 65; and
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(c)
(3)
(4)
(a)
(b)
(5)
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have the permission of the relevant Head of School.

To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must complete 48 credit points of honours units of study from the Honours
Table, as prescribed by the Head of School. The honours mark is determined by calculating a WAM from the 48 credit points of honours
level units of study.
Candidates qualified to enrol in two honours streams may either:
complete the honours courses in the two streams separately and in succession; or
complete a joint honours course, equivalent to an honours course in a single stream, in the two streams.
A joint honours course shall comprise such parts of the two honours courses as may be decided by the Head of School.
Award of the degree
(1)
The Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology and the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced) are awarded
in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class as below:
Description
Honours Mark Range
Honours Class I
80 <= WAM
Honours Class II (Division 1)
75 <= WAM < 80
70 <= WAM < 75
Honours Class III
65 <= WAM < 70
Honours not awarded
WAM < 65
(2)
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Candidates for the award of the Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be
awarded the pass degree.
University Medal
A student with an honours mark of 90 or above and a minimum ISWAM of 80 may be awarded a university medal. The medal is awarded
at the discretion of the Faculty to the highest achieving students who in the opinion of the Faculty have an outstanding academic record, in
accordance with the Coursework Rule.
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(1)
(2)
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Transitional provisions
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2013 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH000
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time. Part time students must still follow appropriate enrolment progression and
are subject to the same degree time limits as full time students. International students are required to follow the enrolment pattern as specified
by their visa. The Faculty strongly recommends full time enrolment as the preferred option for all undergraduate students unless exceptional
circumstances exist.
Streams
(1)
The Bachelor of Engineering is available in the following streams:
(a)
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
(I)
(II)
Aeronautical Engineering (Space)
(III)
(V)
Mechanical Engineering (Space)
(VI)
(VII)
Mechatronic Engineering (Space)
(b)
(I)
(c)
(I)
Civil Engineering
(II)
Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
(III)
Civil Engineering (Environmental)
(IV)
Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
(V)
Civil Engineering (Structures)
(VI)
Project Engineering and Management (Civil)
(d)
(I)
(III)
Electrical Engineering (Computer)
(IV)
Electrical Engineering (Power)
(V)
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications)
(VI)
(e)
Faculty wide stream
(I)
(2)
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the course.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
(2)
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(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
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(1)
Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including
national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met
where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for mature aged
applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of
admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.
In addition, applicants who have completed the requirements of a Bachelor of Science or equivalent qualification, with a minimum WAM
of 50, may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Engineering.

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year table of units of study,
and the tables of units of study for the specialised stream in the degree.
To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:
core and elective units of study relating to the specialist stream, as prescribed by the table of units of study for the stream; and
any additional free electives units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the award.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the program. Admission
to the honours program is by permission of the program coordinator after the completion of third year (for single degree students) or
fourth year (for combined degree students). Admission to the honours program is by permission of the program coordinator after the
completion of the necessary pre-requisites of the Honours Thesis and any other applicable progression requirements. Admission requires
an HWAM of at least 65 calculated at the end of the semester immediately prior to the commencement of Honours.
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(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(3)
(4)
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To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must complete the requirements for the pass degree and the following
additional requirements:
any additional Honours units as shown in the table of units for the degree specialisation;
achieve a minimum Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM) of 65; and
complete the requirements within a time limit of 5 years for a single Bachelor of Engineering degree or complete the requirements
within a time limit of 6 years for a combined Engineering degree.
The grade of honours will be determined by the HWAM.
In exceptional circumstances the head of the relevant school may recommend to the Dean that the conditions for the award of honours
be varied.
Award of the degree
(1)
The Bachelor of Engineering is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The Bachelor of Engineering honours degree is
awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, Division Two. The various classes of honours are awarded on the basis
of a candidate's HWAM.
Description
HWAM Range
Honours Class I
75 <= HWAM
70 <= HWAM < 75
65 <= HWAM < 70
Honours not awarded
HWAM < 65
(2)
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A candidate who does not meet the requirements for the award of honours, but who has otherwise satisfied the requirements of the
Bachelor of Engineering shall graduate with the pass degree.
University Medal
A student with an HWAM of 85 or above and who meets the criteria for Honours may be awarded a university medal. The medal is awarded
at the discretion of the Faculty to the highest achieving student in each stream who in the opinion of the Faculty has an outstanding academic
record, in accordance with the Coursework Rule.
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(1)
(2)
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Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH041
HH045
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.
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(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(I)
(II)
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(1)
(a)
(b)
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Applicants from other Engineering and Information Technologies or Science degree programs at the University of Sydney who have
completed at least 48 credit points may be permitted to transfer to the Bachelor of Information Technology degree if their mark averaged
over all attempted units of study is 70 or greater.

The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the Bachelor of Information Technology units of study table.
a minimum of 144 credit points of core and selected core units of study in the chosen stream; and
18 credit points of selected Mathematics and Statistics units, with at least six credit points at 2000-level or above; and
30 credit points of elective units of study;
and ensuring:
no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000-level) units of study, and
at least 84 credit points in 3000-level or above units of study.
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the course. Candidates have the option of completing up to two streams. Candidates must
follow the progression of study as prescribed by the table of units of study for the stream. The streams available are:
Computer Science
Information Systems.
Progression rules
Candidates must maintain a credit average in 1000 and 2000-level core units. If this level of result is not achieved, candidates will be
transferred to the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology degree program with full credit for units of study already completed.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(a)
(b)
(5)
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Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the program. Candidates
shall complete the requirements for the honours course full-time over two consecutive semesters. Part-time study is permitted if the
Head of Department/ Discipline/ Program Coordinator is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake full-time study.
Admission to the honours program is by permission of the program coordinator after the completion of third year. Admission requires
an ISWAM of at least 65 in units of study completed to that point.
To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must complete the requirements for the pass degree but include the alternative
24 credit point honours pathway described in the table of units for the degree, 24 credit points in 4000 or 5000-level selected core units
of study and achieve a Computer Science Honours Result of 65 or above. Completion of the degree is required in the minimum standard
full time duration. The honours mark will be determined by calculating the WAM in all 4000 and 5000-level units completed.
Candidates qualified to enrol in two honours courses may either:
complete the honours courses in the two streams separately and in succession; or
complete a joint honours course, equivalent to an honours course in a single stream, in the two streams.
A joint honours course shall comprise such parts of the two honours courses as may be decided by the Dean.
Award of the degree
(1)
The Bachelor of Information Technology is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes
ranging from First Class to Third Class as below:
Description
Honours Mark Range
Honours Class I
80 <= WAM
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Description
Honours Mark Range
75 <= WAM < 80
70 <= WAM < 75
Honours Class III
65 <= WAM < 70
Honours not awarded
WAM < 65
(2)
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A candidate who does not meet the requirements for the award of honours but who have otherwise satisfied the requirements of the
Bachelor of Information Technology shall graduate with the pass degree.
University Medal
at the discretion of the Faculty to the highest achieving students who in the opinion of the Faculty have an outstanding academic record, in
accordance with the Coursework Rule.
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(1)
(2)
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(1)
(2)
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Course transfer
Candidates may apply to the Dean for permission to transfer candidature to the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology. There
is no WAM requirement for candidates wishing to transfer to the standard Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology degree.
Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Technology who have satisfied the requirements of the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor
of Science (Advanced), Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology or Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced)
may elect to transfer to such degree with the permission of the faculty.

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH059
Attendance pattern
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(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
4
(1)
5
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
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(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(3)
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Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Project Management course unless it is taken as part of a combined degree
program. The streams available are:
Civil Engineering Science
Built Environment
Software

The core units of study as set out in the Bachelor of Project Management unit of study table;
The units of study specified for the relevant stream of the degree and
Any additional elective units of study that are applicable to the Bachelor of Project Management; and/or a maximum of 12 credit points
of free electives; as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the requirements of the degree.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an additional year of full-time study, after the completion of the pass
degree. Part-time study is permitted if the Head of School is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake full-time study.
To qualify for admission to the honours year a candidate should:
have qualified for, or been awarded, the pass degree or an equivalent degree from another university, including a stream or major in
the intended area of study;
Admission to the Honours program is by permission of the program coordinator after the completion of the necessary pre-requisites
of the Honours Thesis and any other applicable progression requirements. Admission requires an HWAM of at least 65 calculated at
the end of the semester immediately prior to the commencement of Honours.
have the permission of the relevant Head of School.
To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must complete 48 credit points of honours units of study from the Honours
Table, as prescribed by the Head of School. The honours mark is determined by calculating a WAM from the 48 credit points of honours
level units of study.
Award of the degree
(1)
The Bachelor of Project Management is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes
ranging from First Class to Third Class as below:
Description
HWAM Range
Honours Class I
80>=HWAM
75 <= HWAM < 80
70<= HWAM < 75
Honours Class III
65 <= WAM < 70
Honours not awarded
WAM < 65
(2)
Candidates for the award of the Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be
awarded the pass degree.
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University Medal
at the discretion of the Faculty to the highest achieving student in each stream who in the opinion of the Faculty have an outstanding academic
record, in accordance with the Coursework Rule.
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(2)
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Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH016
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams
Streams available for the Bachelor of Engineering are listed under the course resolution for the Bachelor of Engineering.
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering.
Cross faculty management

Candidates in this combined degree program will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies for the duration of the combined program.
The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences shall jointly exercise
authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.
applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission
policies are found in the Coursework Rule.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(a)
(b)
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The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Engineering are set out in the tables of units of study for the specialised streams
from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.
The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Arts are set out in Table A from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Tables
of units of study.
To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must complete 240 credit points.
For the Bachelor of Engineering a candidate must complete all units of study prescribed in the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering
stream the candidate is pursuing.
For the Bachelor of Arts a candidate must complete a total of 84 credit points from Table A, including:
a major from Table A;
a minimum 54 credit points of 2000/3000 level units of study.
Majors
Completion of a Table A major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Arts component of the combined degree. The list of Table A majors is
specified in the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
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(1)
(2)
9
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Arts. The Bachelor of Arts
Honours program may be completed part time over two years with permission of the administering department or program.
Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Engineering are listed in the resolution for the Bachelor of Engineering
degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Arts are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences.
Award of the degrees

Candidates will be awarded a separate testamur for each degree completed.
The Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Arts are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The Bachelor of Engineering
honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, and the Bachelor of Arts honours degree is awarded
in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class, according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technologies and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Candidates who do not meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) but who have otherwise satisfied
the requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering shall graduate with the pass degree.
Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated,
will be awarded the pass degree.
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Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Arts in
accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application for
admission to candidature for that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.
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(1)
(2)
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Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH055
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams

Candidates in this combined degree will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
for the duration of the combined program.
The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and The University of Sydney Business School shall jointly
exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(a)
(b)
(c)
7

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Commerce are set out in the Table of undergraduate units of study from The
University of Sydney Business School.
To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points.
For the Bachelor of Engineering, candidates must complete all units of study prescribed in the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering
stream the candidate is pursuing.
For the Bachelor of Commerce, candidates must complete 96 credit points of units of study selected from the Table of undergraduate
units of study from The University of Sydney Business School including:
36 credit points of core units of study (30 junior credit points and six senior credit points); and
a major; and
at least 48 credit points at 2000 and/or 3000 levels.
Majors
Completion of a major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Commerce component of the combined degree. The majors available and
requirements are outlined in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Commerce.
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(1)
(2)
9
(1)
(2)
(3)

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Commerce. The Bachelor
of Commerce Honours program may be completed part time over two years with the permission of The University of Sydney Business
School.
degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Commerce are listed in the resolutions of The University of
Sydney Business School.

The Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Commerce are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The Bachelor of
Engineering honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, and the Bachelor of Commerce honours
degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class, according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty
of Engineering and Information Technologies and The University of Sydney Business School.
Candidates who do not meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) but have otherwise satisfied the
requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering shall graduate with the pass degree.
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(4)
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Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already
graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Commerce
in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Transfer from a combined degree to the Bachelor of Commerce is also conditional
on the student having met the entry requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce in force at the time of their enrolment in the combined degree.
Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application for admission to that course and completion in accordance
with the resolutions governing that degree.
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(1)
(2)
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Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Design in Architecture

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH046
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.
3
(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams
The Bachelor of Engineering is available only in the Civil Engineering stream in this combined degree program. Completion of a stream
is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering.
Streams available for the Bachelor of Design in Architecture are listed under the course resolution for the Bachelor of Design in
Architecture. Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the course. Candidates may transfer between streams in the Bachelor of
Design in Architecture.

The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning shall jointly

To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points in accordance with the unit of
study tables for the Civil Engineering combined with Design in Architecture degree.
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(1)
(2)
8
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
9

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Design in Architecture.
degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture are listed in the resolutions of the
Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.

The Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor Design in Architecture are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours
degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.
Candidates who do not meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) but have otherwise satisfied the
requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering shall graduate with the pass degree.
Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not
already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Design in
Architecture in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new
application for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.
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(1)
(2)
These resolutions apply to persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and persons who commenced their
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Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH018
Attendance pattern
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering. Streams available for the Bachelor of Engineering are listed under
the course resolution for the Bachelor of Engineering.
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(1)
(2)
5
Cross-faculty management
Technologies until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering. They will then be
under the supervision of the Faculty of Law.
The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any
matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.
where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for educationally
disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places
are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.
6
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
(I)
(II)
(4)
(I)
(II)
7
(1)
(2)
(3)
8
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
9
(1)

The units of study that may be taken for this combined degree are set out in the tables of units of study for the specialised streams from
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and in the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.
To qualify for the award of the pass degrees in the combined program, a candidate must complete 288 credit points, comprising:
144 credit points of units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering, appropriate to the stream the candidate is
pursuing; and
144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for years 1, 2 and 3
and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Laws.
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering, candidates must complete 192 credit points comprising:
48 credit points of Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2, and 3; and
144 credit points of units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering, appropriate to the stream the candidate
is pursuing.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, candidates must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Undergraduate
Table, comprising:
102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 and a minimum of 6 credit
points are taken from Part 2.
Progression rules
Candidates in a combined law program must successfully complete LAWS1006 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor
of Laws units of study.
Candidates are required to complete the Bachelor of Laws units of study in the order listed in the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.
Except with permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, candidates must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering
before proceeding to Year Five of the Bachelor of Laws.

Both the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours.
Honours in the Bachelor of Engineering is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units in the final year of
the program.
Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year
of the program.
The admission and award requirements for honours in either Engineering or Law are listed in the resolutions of the Bachelor of Engineering
and Bachelor of Laws respectively.

The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.
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Honours in the Bachelor of Engineering is awarded in First or Second Class in accordance with the resolutions of the Bachelor of
Engineering.
Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is awarded in First Class or Second Class in accordance with the resolutions of the Bachelor of Laws.
Course transfer
A candidate may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Engineering, by written application to
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, and complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions governing that
degree at the time of transfer. Candidature in the Bachelor of Laws will cease in these circumstances.
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(1)
(2)
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These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature on or after 1 January, 2011.
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Medical Science
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Medical Science

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH021
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Medical Science
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams

The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Science shall jointly exercise authority in any
Progression rules
General progression rules for the combined degree are covered by the resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(c)
8
(1)
(2)

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in Table IV for the Bachelor of Medical Science from
the Faculty of Science.
For the Bachelor of Engineering, candidates must complete all units of study prescribed in the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering
stream the candidate is pursuing, noting that the mathematics requirement for this degree will also satisfy the mathematics requirements
for the Bachelor of Medical Science.
For the Bachelor of Medical Science a candidate must complete 102 credit points of units including:
A minimum of 30 credit points from junior Science units of study, including
12 credit points from Mathematics; and
12 credit points from Chemistry; and
MBLG1001/1901 Introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics;
48 credit points from intermediate Science units of study, comprising
36 credit points of BMED240X units from Table IVB for the Bachelor of Medical Science; and
MBLG2X71 Molecular Biology and Genetics A; and
MBLG2X72 Molecular Biology and Genetics B.
A minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study selected from the subject areas of Anatomy/Histology, Biology (Genetics),
Biochemistry, Cell Pathology, Histology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition & Metabolism,
Pharmacology, Physiology and Virology.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Medical Science. Honours
requires the completion of an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Engineering degree and of one additional full
time year of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. The Resolutions of the Faculty of Science allow for part time honours in
certain circumstances.
degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty
of Science.
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9
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
10

The Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Medical Science are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The Bachelor
of Engineering honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, and the Bachelor of Medical Science
honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class, according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Science.
Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already
If the senior Science units of study completed by a candidate to satisfy section 7(5)(c) form a Science Table 1 major, the candidate shall
have that major recorded on the Bachelor of Medical Science testamur at the completion of the degree.
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Medical Science
in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application
for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.
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(2)
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Candidates who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions
in force at the time of their commencement.
Candidates who have completed some, but not all, of the intermediate core units listed in Table IV prior to 1 January 2012 should consult
the transitional provisions in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree, for information on completion of the required
36 credit points of BMED240X units.
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Project Management
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project Management

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH063
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project Management combined degree
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
4
(1)
5
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
6
(1)
(2)
9
(1)
(2)
Streams
Completion of an Engineering stream is a requirement of the combined degree program. Completion of a Project Management stream
is not a requirement for the combined degree. The Engineering streams available are the same as those available for Bachelor of
Engineering, BE.

The core units of study as set out in the Bachelor of Project Management unit of study table;
The units of study specified for the relevant stream of Engineering and
Any additional elective units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the requirements of the degree.
Requirements for Honours

Honours in Engineering is available in the combined degree to meritorious candidates who complete additional Honours level Research
projects during the final year of the program. The rules covering award of Honours for Engineering are listed in the resolutions for the
Bachelor of Engineering degree, BE.
Honours in Project Management is available to meritorious candidates who complete an additional year of full-time study, after the
completion of the combined degree. The rules for Honours in Project Management are detailed in the resolutions for the Bachelor of
Project Management degree, BPM.
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Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (Combined)
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH015
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams
Streams available for the Bachelor of Engineering are listed in the course resolution for the Bachelor of Engineering. Completion of a
stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering.
The Bachelor of Science degree is available in the following streams:
Advanced
Advanced Mathematics.
Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science. Candidates wishing to transfer between streams should contact
the Faculty student office.

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(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
(a)
(b)
7

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Science are listed in Table 1 from the Faculty of Science.
To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points, comprising:
a minimum of 144 credit points of units of study prescribed for the Bachelor of Engineering stream the candidate is pursuing; and
96 credit points of Science units of study, including one major in a Science subject area.
Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced or the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above
requirements:
a minimum of 54 credit points of intermediate or senior Science units of study, of which at least 36 credit points shall be completed
at either the Advanced level or as Talented Student Program (TSP) units of study; and
a minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study at either the Advanced level or as TSP units in a single Science subject
area.
Majors
Completion of a major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Science component of the combined degree. The list of majors available in the
Bachelor of Science is specified in the course resolutions for the Bachelor of Science.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
Progression rules
Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) are required to maintain
a minimum average mark of 65 in all intermediate and senior units of study in Science subject areas in each year of enrolment. Failure
to maintain the required average will result in candidates being transferred to the Bachelor of Science in their next year of enrolment
with full credit for the units of study completed.
Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) who fail to achieve an
average mark of 65 across all Science units of study attempted in their final year but have otherwise completed all the requirements of
the degree will be awarded the Bachelor of Science.
General progression rules for the combined degree are covered by the resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies.
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(1)
(2)
10
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
11

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science. Honours requires
the completion of an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Engineering degree and of one additional full time year
of study for the Bachelor of Science degree. The Science honours course may be undertaken part time over two years if the Faculty of
Science is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake honours full time.
degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Science are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty of Science.
Award of the degree

The Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Science are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The Bachelor of
Engineering honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, and the Bachelor of Science honours
degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class, according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Bachelor
of Engineering and the Faculty of Science.
Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated,
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Science
in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application
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(1)
(2)
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Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science (Double)

Double degree course resolutions

1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH000
LH000
Bachelor of Science
2
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2)
3
Admission to candidature for the Bachelor of Science after partial completion of the Bachelor of
Engineering
A student, at the end of second or third year of candidature for the Bachelor of Engineering, may be admitted to candidature for the
Bachelor of Science, to complete the Bachelor of Science degree, if:
all units of study attempted in the Bachelor of Engineering degree to date have been completed with a grade of pass or better;
at least 96 credit points from units of study in the Bachelor of Engineering degree have been completed, of which no more than 12
credit points are from units of study with the grade of pass (concessional);
the candidate is qualified to enrol in a major in a Science area;
for admission to the advanced streams, the candidate satisfies the relevant requirements in the course resolution for the Bachelor of
Science degree.
After completion of the Bachelor of Science, the candidate will return to complete the Bachelor of Engineering according to the resolutions
for that degree.
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for the Bachelor of Science is full time over one year, or part time over two years, according to candidate choice.
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(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
5
(1)
(2)
6
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
(a)
(5)
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Streams
Advanced
Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science. Candidates wishing to transfer between Science streams should
contact the Faculty student office.

Candidates in this double degree program will be under the supervision of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies for
the period of Bachelor of Engineering degree enrolment, and under the supervision of the Faculty of Science for the Bachelor of Science
enrolment.

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Engineering are set out in the Flexible First Year table of units of study, and
the tables of units of study for the specialised streams from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.
The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Science are listed in Table 1 from the Faculty of Science. The Dean of the
Faculty of Science may permit a candidate of exceptional merit who is admitted to the Talented Student Program (TSP) to undertake
a unit or units of study within the Faculty other than those specified in the tables.
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Science in the double degree program, a candidate must successfully complete a total of 48
credit points, including:
a minimum of 42 credit points of intermediate/senior units of study in Science subject areas; and
a major in a Science area.
Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced stream must include as part of the above requirements:
a minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study at the Advanced level or as TSP units in a single Science subject area.
Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above requirements:
a major in Mathematics, Statistics or Financial Mathematics and Statistics;
a minimum of 12 credit points of intermediate units of study at either the advanced level or as TSP units in the Science subject areas
of Mathematics and Statistics;
a minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study at the Advanced level or as TSP units in the Science subject areas of
Mathematics and Statistics.
Majors
Completion of a major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Science. The list of majors available in the Bachelor of Science is specified in the
course resolutions for the Bachelor of Science.
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(1)
Progression rules
The requirements for Bachelor of Science must be completed in one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study. Candidates
who complete at least 42 but less than 48 credit points in the prescribed time limits may, in the following year of enrolment in the Bachelor
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(2)
(3)
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(2)
(3)
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of Engineering, complete the remaining credit points to satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Science. Candidates who complete
less than 42 credit points will resume their candidature in the Bachelor of Engineering in the following semester of enrolment.
a minimum average mark of 65 in all intermediate and senior units of study in Science. Failure to maintain the required average will
result in candidates being transferred to the Bachelor of Science.
Technologies.

Honours in the Bachelor of Science is available to meritorious candidates who complete an additional year of full time study, after the
completion of the pass degree. Part time study over two years may be permitted if the Faculty is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake
honours full time. Admission, requirements and award of honours are according to the Resolutions of the Faculty of Science.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) must suspend their candidature in the Bachelor of Engineering. On completion of the
requirements of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, candidates will be eligible to resume their enrolment toward the Bachelor
of Engineering degree according the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies course resolutions for the degree. Alternatively,
honours in the Bachelor of Science may be undertaken after successful completion of both the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of
Engineering degrees.
degree.
Award of the degree

Candidates will be awarded a separate testamur for the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Engineering.
The Bachelor of Science is awarded with the grade Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First
Class to Third Class, according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Science.
Course transfer
Candidates may abandon the Bachelor of Science degree at any stage and resume their enrolment in the Bachelor of Engineering. Completion
of the Bachelor of Science in the future will require a new application for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the
resolutions governing that degree.
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Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH047
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts
Attendance pattern
3
(1)
(2)
4
(1)
(2)
5
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Information Technology. The streams available and requirements are outlined
in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Information Technology.
Candidates wishing to transfer between streams should contact the Faculty student office.
The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences shall jointly exercise
authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(a)
(b)
7

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Information Technology are set out in the Bachelor of Information Technology
units of study table.
The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Arts are set out in Table A from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Tables
of units of study.
To qualify for the award of the combined Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts degree, a candidate must successfully
complete a total of 240 credit points.
For the Bachelor of Information Technology a candidate must complete 144 credit points of core and 12 credit points of elective units
selected from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate is pursuing.
For the Bachelor of Arts a candidate must complete a total of 84 credit points from Table A, including:
a major from Table A;
a minimum 54 credit points of 2000/3000 level units of study.
Majors
Completion of a Table A major is a requirement for the Bachelor of Arts. The majors available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions
of the Faculty of Arts.
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Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Arts. Honours
requires the completion an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Information Technology degree and of one additional
full time year of study for the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Bachelor of Arts Honours program may be completed part time over two
years with permission of the administering department or program.
Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology are listed in the resolution for the Bachelor
of Information Technology degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Arts are listed in the resolutions
of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Arts are awarded in the grade of either Pass or Honours. The honours
degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the course resolutions for the
Bachelor of Information Technology and the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Candidates who do not meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) but who have otherwise
satisfied the requirements of the Bachelor of Information Technology shall graduate with the pass degree.
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Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated,
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of
Arts in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application
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Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH056
Attendance pattern
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Streams
Candidates wishing to transfer between streams should contact the Faculty student office.

The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and The University of Sydney Business School shall jointly
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The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Commerce are set out in the Table of undergraduate units of study from The
University of Sydney Business School.
For the Bachelor of Information Technology a candidate must
complete 144 credit points of core units selected from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate
is pursuing;
complete at least 78 credits of 3000-level or above IT units of study.
For the Bachelor of Commerce a candidate must complete 96 credit points selected from the Table of undergraduate units of study from
The University of Sydney Business School including:
36 credit points of core units of study (30 junior credit points and six senior credit points); and
a major; and
at least 48 credit points at 2000 and/or 3000 levels.
Majors
Completion of a major is a requirement for the Bachelor of Commerce. The majors available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions
for the Bachelor of Commerce.
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Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Commerce.
Honours requires the completion an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Information Technology degree and of
one additional full time year of study for the Bachelor of Commerce degree. The Bachelor of Commerce Honours program may be
completed part time over two years with the permission of The University of Sydney Business School.
Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology are listed in the course resolution for the
Bachelor of Information Technology degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Commerce are listed in
the resolutions of The University of Sydney Business School.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Commerce are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The
honours degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and The University of Sydney Business School.
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Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Commerce
in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Transfer from a combined degree to the Bachelor of Commerce is also conditional
on the student having met the entry requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce in force at the time of their enrolment in the combined degree.
Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application for admission to that course and completion in accordance
with the resolutions governing that degree.
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These resolutions apply to candidates who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and candidates who commenced their
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH051
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws
Attendance pattern
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(b)
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(2)
5
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Information Technology in this combined degree. The streams available are:
Computer Science
Information Systems
The table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology specifies the units required for each stream.
Technologies until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology. They
will then be under the supervision of the Faculty of Law.
The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any
where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for educationally
disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places
are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.
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The units of study that may be taken for this combined degree are set out in the Bachelor of Information Technology units of study table
and in the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.
To qualify for the award of the pass degrees in the combined program, a candidate must complete 288 credit points, comprising:
144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for years 1, 2 and 3
and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Laws; and
144 credit points of core units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology, appropriate to the stream
the candidate is pursuing.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology: To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Information Technology, a candidate
must complete 192 credit points comprising:
48 credit points of Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3;
144 credit points of core units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology, appropriate to the stream
the candidate is pursuing, ensuring:
no more than 72 credit points of junior (1000 level) units of study, and
at least 78 credit points of 3000-level or above units of study; and
at least 18 credit points of Mathematics and Statistics units of study, of which at least six credit points must be 2000 level or
above.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, a candidate must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Undergraduate
Table, comprising:
102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 and a minimum of 6 credit
points are taken from Part 2.
Progression rules
Candidates in a combined law program must successfully complete LAWS1006 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor
of Laws units of study.
Candidates are required to complete the Bachelor of Laws units of study in the order listed in the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.
Except with the permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, candidates must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Information
Technology before proceeding to Year Five of the Bachelor of Laws.

Both the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours.
Honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units in the
final year of the program.
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Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year
of the program.
The admission and award requirements for honours in either Information Technology or Law are listed in the resolutions of the Bachelor
of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws respectively.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.
Honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class in accordance with
the resolutions of the Bachelor of Information Technology.
Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is awarded in First Class or Second Class in accordance with the resolutions of the Bachelor of Laws.
Course transfer
A candidate may withdraw from the combined program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Information Technology, by written application
to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, and complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions governing
that degree at the time of transfer. Candidature in the Bachelor of Laws will cease in these circumstances.
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These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature on or after 1 January, 2011.
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Medical Science
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Medical

Science
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Medical Science

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH048
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Medical Science
Attendance pattern
The attendance pattern for this course is available in full time or part time. Part time students must still follow appropriate enrolment progression
and are subject to the same degree time limits as full time students. International students are required to follow the enrolment pattern as
specified by their visa. The Faculty strongly recommends full time enrolment as the preferred option for all undergraduate students unless
exceptional circumstances exist.
Streams
Completion of a stream is a requirement for the Bachelor of Information Technology. The streams available and requirements are outlined
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Progression rules
General progression rules for the combined degree are covered by the resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.
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The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in Table IV for the Bachelor of Medical Science from
the Faculty of Science.
To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points.
For the Bachelor of Information Technology a candidate must complete 144 credit points in accordance with the Bachelor of Information
Technology Table, consisting of all Core units of study together with additional Selected Core units for the Bachelor of Information
Technology stream the candidate is pursuing, noting that:
Students must complete at least 78 credit points of 3000-level or above IT units of study.
The mathematics requirement for this degree will also satisfy the mathematics requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science; and
The core INFO1XXX requirement for this degree will also satisfy the computer science requirements for the Bachelor of Medical
Science degree.
For the Bachelor of Medical Science a candidate must complete 120 credit points of units comprising:
a minimum 48 credit points from junior Science units of study, including:
12 credit points from Mathematics; and
12 credit points from Chemistry; and
12 credit points from Computer Science; and
6 credit points from Biology; and
MBLG1001/1901 Introductory Molecular Biology & Genetics.
48 credit points from intermediate Science units of study comprising
36 credit points of BMED240X units from Table IVB for the Bachelor of Medical Science; and
MBLG2X71 Molecular Biology and Genetics A ; and
MBLG2X72 Molecular Biology and Genetics B
A minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study selected from the subject areas of Anatomy, Biology (Genetics),
Biochemistry, Cell Pathology, Histology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition and Metabolism,
Pharmacology, Physiology and Virology.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Medical Science.
Honours requires the completion an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Information Technology degree and of
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one additional full time year of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. The Resolutions of the Faculty of Science allow for
part time honours in certain circumstances.
of Information Technology degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in the
resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Medical Science are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.
The honours degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions
of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and Faculty of Science.
Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already
If the senior Science units of study completed by a candidate to satisfy section 7(5)(c) form a Science Table 1 major, the candidate shall
have that major recorded on the Bachelor of Medical Science testamur at the completion of the degree.
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Informational Technology or the Bachelor of
Medical Science in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a
new application for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.
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Candidates who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions
in force at the time of their commencement.
Candidates who have complete some, but not all, of the intermediate core units listed in Table IV prior to January 2012 should consult
the transitional provisions in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree, for information on completion of the required
36 credit points of BMED240X units.
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Science

Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code
Course title
HH049
Attendance pattern
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Streams
Advanced
Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science. Candidates wishing to transfer between streams should contact
the Faculty student office.

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The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Science are listed in Table 1 from the Faculty of Science.
To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points, comprising:
units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate is pursuing, and ensuring:
no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000 level) units of study;
at least 84 credit points in 3000-level or above units of study; and
a minimum of 96 credit points Science units of study, including at least 18 credit points of Mathematics and Statistics units of study;
and
a major in a Science area listed in Table 1 excluding Computer Science and Information Systems;
and ensuring at least 54 credit points in the intermediate and senior Science units of study.
Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced or the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above
requirements:
a minimum of 54 credit points of intermediate or senior Science units of study, of which at least 36 credit points at either the Advanced
level or as Talented Student Program (TSP) units of study; and
a minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study at either the Advanced level or as TSP units in a single Science subject
area; and
a minimum of 66 credit points from the intermediate and senior Science units of study.
Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above requirements
a minimum of 48 credit points of senior units of study in Mathematics and Statistics, including at least 24 credit points of units of study
at the Advanced level or as TSP units of study.
Majors
Completion of a major is a requirement the Bachelor of Science. The majors available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions for
the Bachelor of Science.
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a minimum average mark of 65 in all intermediate and senior units of study in Science subject areas in each year of enrolment. Failure
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to maintain the required average will result in candidates being transferred to the Bachelor of Science in their next year of enrolment
with full credit for the units of study completed.
Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) who fail to achieve an
average mark of 65 across all Science units of study attempted in their final year but have otherwise completed all the requirements of
the degree will be awarded the Bachelor of Science.
Technologies.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Science.
Honours requires the completion of an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Information Technology degree and of
one additional full time year of study for the Bachelor of Science degree. The Resolutions of the Faculty of Science allow for part time
honours in certain circumstances.
of Information Technology degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Science are listed in the resolutions
of the Faculty of Science.
Award of the degree

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Science are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours
degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty
of Engineering and Information Technologies and Faculty of Science.
will be awarded the pass degree merited.
Course transfer
A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the either the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor
of Science in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new
application for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.
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Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First-Year Entry
The Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year allows you to explore different engineering disciplines before deciding upon your ultimate course
of study. You will undertake a common set of units of study and achieve minimum average results and grades before transferring to a stream.
The Bachelor of Engineering may be undertaken and awarded in the following streams:
Aeronautical (including Space)

Biomedical
Chemical and Biomolecular
Civil (including Construction Management, Environmental, Geotechnical, Project Management, and Structures)
Electrical (including Computer, Power, and Telecommunications)
Mechanical (including Space)
Mechatronic (including Space)
Software.
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream A) visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(A)
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream B) visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(B)
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Unit of study
Credit
points
A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Session
Bachelor of Engineering Flexible First Year Entry

Students wishing to proceed to the degrees of Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering or
combined degrees with Science, Arts, Commerce, Law or Medical Science may choose to enrol in one of the two options of the Flexible First Year program. For
details on eligibility for entry to this program and second year stream entry requirements consult the Faculty resolutions pertaining to Flexible First Year.
Students must decide on the stream of Engineering or Information Technologies to pursue, once they have completed the Flexible First Year program.
Students will not need to decide their choice of Engineering or IT specialisation until the end of their first semester or the end of their first year, depending on their
stream of choice.
Core units of study for Stream A specialisations

Core units of study for Stream A specialisations in the Engineering areas of Aeronautical, Aeronautical(Space), Biomedical, Chemical and Biomolecular, Civil,
Mechanical or Mechanical(Space) can elect to choose this option.
First year
ENGG1800
Engineering Disciplines (Intro)
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1801
Engineering Computing
Semester 1
Summer Late
ENGG1802
Engineering Mechanics
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
ENGG1803
Professional Engineering 1
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1001
Differential Calculus
A HSC Mathematics Extension 1

N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111

N MATH1902, MATH1014
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003
Integral Calculus and Modelling
A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in

MATH1111
N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001, BUSS1020
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: (MATH1001 or MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or
MATH1902)
N PHYS1002, PHYS1901, EDUH1017
Students wishing to proceed into the streams of Biomedical or Chemical should replace PHYS1001 with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A as an alternate core unit.

Most units of study offered by the Faculty of Science shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to prerequisite conditions
(as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their school before enrolling.

In addition, a 6 credit point junior level unit of study must be chosen to complete the second semester enrolment. This is a free choice elective unit subject only to
enrolment restrictions imposed by faculties on some specific junior level units.
Notes
1. Students wishing to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering should complete the first semester
of this program and enrol in their chosen specialisation in Semester 2.
2. It is strongly advised that before choosing the second semester elective, students consult the requirements for the specialisation that they plan to enter as an
appropriate choice of elective will help with core progression and prerequisite requirements for many areas.
Core units of study for Stream B specialisations

Core units of study for Stream B specialisations in the Engineering areas of Electrical, Electrical(Computer), Electrical(Power), Electrical(Telecommunications),
Mechatronics, Mechatronics (Space), Software and Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology can elect to choose
this option.
First year
ENGG1805
Professional Engineering and IT
MATH1001
Semester 1
Semester 1
Summer Main
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
INFO1103
Introduction to Programming
Semester 1
Semester 2
Student wishing to proceed into the Engineering stream of Mechatronics or Mechatronics(Space) should replace INFO1103 with ENGG1801 an alternative core
unit.

Most units of study offered by the Faculty of Science or the School of IT shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to
prerequisite conditions being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their school before enrolling.
Note
Students in this option will choose their specialisation at the end of Semester 1 and continue in the specialist program or IT degree in Semester 2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream A) visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(A)
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream B) visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(B)
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Bachelor of Engineering Flexible

First Year Entry
Students wishing to proceed to the degrees of Bachelor of Information
Technology, Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor
of Engineering or combined degrees with Science, Arts, Commerce,
Law or Medical Science may choose to enrol in one of the two options
of the Flexible First Year program. For details on eligibility for entry
to this program and second year stream entry requirements consult
the Faculty resolutions pertaining to Flexible First Year.Students must
decide on the stream of Engineering or Information Technologies to
pursue, once they have completed the Flexible First Year
program.Students will not need to decide their choice of Engineering
or IT specialisation until the end of their first semester or the end of
their first year, depending on their stream of choice.
Core units of study for Stream A

specialisations
Core units of study for Stream A specialisations in the Engineering
areas of Aeronautical, Aeronautical(Space), Biomedical, Chemical
and Biomolecular, Civil, Mechanical or Mechanical(Space) can elect
to choose this option.
First year
ENGG1800
Engineering Disciplines (Intro) Stream A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 hours of lecture and one 3
hour laboratory session per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment
(45%), Final Exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit introduces students to specialisations in the Engineering

discipline areas of Aeronautical, Biomedical Chemical, Civil,
Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and Project Engineering
and Management. By providing first-year students with an experience
of these various engineering streams, the unit aims to develop the
students' professional identity as an engineer and thus provide a
suitable basis on which students can choose their discipline for further
study.
Introductory sessions in the School of Aerospace,
Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
-4 weeksAn overview of the degree requirements in each stream. The roles of
the engineer in each stream (employments, skills, etc). How each of
the subjects taught relate to the skills/knowledge and applications
required of the engineers. Basically make sure students fully
understand what engineers are in the discipline areas and why the
students do the subjects they do. In each stream, one engineering
technical topic will be taught as a problem solving exercise, and this
topic will be the focus of the laboratory.
-4 weeksIntroductory lectures in Engineering Economics and Construction
Planning, Foundation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Materials,
Environmental Engineering. Each student will be involved in the
erection and dismantling of an 8 metre high steel and timber tower in
the Civil Engineering Courtyard. Preliminary lectures related to the
tower will include safety issues, loading, statical analysis, foundation
calculations, construction management, engineering drawings and
detailing, geometric calculations, and survey measurements. Exercises

related to these issues will be performed before assembly and
disassembly of the tower.
-4 weeksThis course will enable students to gain an appreciation of: the
methods and materials of construction of items of process equipment;
the role of this equipment in building an entire chemical processing
plant: its operation and maintenance and safety requirements and
procedures. Students will dismantle, disassemble and operate items
of process equipment. They will present written answers to questions,
supplemented by drawings of process flowsheets, diagrams of
dismantled equipment, and discussions of heat and mass balances
and of process parameters.
ENGG1801
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Summer Late Classes: 2 hour of
lectures and 2 hours of computer laboratory sessions per week. Assessment:
Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam (50%)
Campus:
Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
The unit will introduce students to fundamental principles of

programming. The language used will be Matlab but the principles
taught are readily portable to other languages like C and Java. The
unit material will be presented in a manner which will help students
to draw a connection between programming constructs and real
engineering applications. The unit will use engineering inspired
case-studies : especially from Civil, Chemical, Aerospace and
Mechanical streams, to motivate new material. There will be a major
project which uses programming to solve a real world engineering
problem. The extensive Matlab library for visualization will also be
introduced. Matlab will cover two-thirds of the unit. The remaining
one-third will be devoted to the use of Excel in engineering scenarios.
Furthermore, cross integration between Matlab and Excel will also be
highlighted.
ENGG1802
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2, Summer Main, Winter Main Classes:
2hrs of lectures per week, 3hrs of tutorials per week Assessment: Through
semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of and

competence in solving statics and introductory dynamics problems in
engineering. Tutorial sessions will help students to improve their group
work and problem solving skills, and gain competency in extracting a
simplified version of a problem from a complex situation. Emphasis
is placed on the ability to work in 3D as well as 2D, including the 2D
and 3D visualization of structures and structural components, and the
vectorial 2D and 3D representations of spatial points, forces and
moments. Introduction to kinematics and dynamics topics includes
position, velocity and acceleration of a point; relative motion, force
and acceleration, momentum, collisions and energy methods.
ENGG1803
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours lectures,
2 hours tutorial/project work per week. Prohibitions: ENGG1061 Assessment:
Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Professional Engineering 1 is an introductory Unit of Study within the

Faculty of Engineering. The semester 1 course is aimed at students
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from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic

Engineering. It seeks to introduce newly admitted undergraduates to
general principles of professional engineering practice, a range of
contemporary professional engineering issues, plus outline skills
related to academic study within an engineering environment. The
subject is structured around a team based design and build project,
in which students apply the professional engineering concepts they
are learning to an engineering project. Professional engineering topics
to be covered include: accessing information, teamwork, creativity,
leadership, written and oral communication, project management,
problem solving, ethics, liability, occupational health and safety and
environmental issues.
MATH1001
Credit points: 3 Session: Semester 1, Summer Main Classes: Two 1 hour
lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Prohibitions: MATH1011, MATH1901,
MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001 Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics
Extension 1 Assessment: One 1.5 hour examination, assignments and quizzes
(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
(lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
MATH1001 is designed to provide a thorough preparation for further

study in mathematics and statistics. It is a core unit of study providing
three of the twelve credit points required by the Faculty of Science as
well as a Junior level requirement in the Faculty of Engineering.
This unit of study looks at complex numbers, functions of a single
variable, limits and continuity, vector functions and functions of two
variables. Differential calculus is extended to functions of two variables.
Taylor's theorem as a higher order mean value theorem.
MATH1005
Statistics
STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001, BUSS1020
Assumed
knowledge: HSC Mathematics Assessment: One 1.5 hour examination,
assignments and quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

This unit offers a comprehensive introduction to data analysis,
probability, sampling, and inference including t-tests, confidence
intervals and chi-squared goodness of fit tests.
Textbooks
As set out in the Junior Mathematics Handbook
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Three 1-hour lectures, one
3-hour laboratory per week for 9 weeks and one 1-hour tutorial per week.
Corequisites: Recommended concurrent Units of Study: (MATH1001 or
MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) Prohibitions: PHYS1002,
PHYS1901, EDUH1017 Assumed knowledge: HSC Physics Assessment:
3 hour exam plus laboratories, assignments and mid-semester tests (100%).
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Mode of delivery: Normal
Textbooks
As set out in the Junior Mathematics Handbook.
This unit of study is for students who gained 65 marks or better in

HSC Physics or equivalent. The lecture series contains three modules
on the topics of mechanics, thermal physics, and oscillations and
waves.
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Textbooks
Young & Freedman. University Physics. 13th edition, with Mastering Physics,
Addison-Wesley. 2012. Course lab manual.

lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Prohibitions: MATH1902, MATH1014
Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics or MATH1111 Assessment: One
1.5 hour examination, assignments and quizzes (100%)
Campus:
Students wishing to proceed into the streams of Biomedical or

Chemical should replace PHYS1001 with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A
as an alternate core unit.

This unit of study introduces vectors and vector algebra, linear algebra
including solutions of linear systems, matrices, determinants,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Textbooks
MATH1003
MATH1907 Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or
MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in MATH1111 Assessment:
One 1.5 hour examination, assignments and quizzes (100%) Campus:

well as a Junior level requirement in the Faculty of Engineering.This
unit of study first develops the idea of the definite integral from
Riemann sums, leading to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Various techniques of integration are considered, such as integration
by parts.The second part is an introduction to the use of first and
second order differential equations to model a variety of scientific
phenomena.
Textbooks
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Most units of study offered by the Faculty of Science shown in the

tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject
to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being
met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice
from their school before enrolling.
In addition, a 6 credit point junior level unit of study must be chosen

to complete the second semester enrolment. This is a free choice
elective unit subject only to enrolment restrictions imposed by faculties
on some specific junior level units.
Notes
1. Students wishing to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in Biomedical or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
should complete the first semester of this program and enrol in their
chosen specialisation in Semester 2.2. It is strongly advised that before
choosing the second semester elective, students consult the
requirements for the specialisation that they plan to enter as an
appropriate choice of elective will help with core progression and
prerequisite requirements for many areas.
Core units of study for Stream B

specialisations
Core units of study for Stream B specialisations in the Engineering
areas of Electrical, Electrical(Computer), Electrical(Power),
Electrical(Telecommunications), Mechatronics, Mechatronics (Space),
Software and Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of
Computer Science and Technology can elect to choose this option.
First year
ENGG1805

waves.
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs lectures and 2 hrs of lab
per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
ENGG1805 aims to introduce students to the fundamental principles

that underlie the study of engineering and information technologies.
It lays the foundation for later studies, and presents to the students
challenges common to a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
The subject also provides students with the opportunity to develop an
understanding of engineering ethics and of working as a part of a
team. Professional Engineering and IT (6CP) is composed from the
following five parts: (a) Introduction to engineering: the engineer as
problem solver, critical analysis of greatest engineering achievements
and failure. (b) Introduction to common engineering software tools:
word processors, Matlab, LABView. (c) Ethics and workplace health
and safety. (d) Testing - concepts of destructive and not destructive
tests will be given on samples. (e) "Meet the professionals" - A
selection of guest speakers will address students on the most
important aspects of the engineering profession. (f) Design Process
- The process of design synthesis as an important part of engineering:
students will be required to complete an engineering design (from
conception, to implementation and testing) maintaining a proper
lab-notebook.
MATH1001

Mode
of
delivery:
Normal
Textbooks
INFO1103
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: (Lec 2x1hr &
Lab 2hrs) per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%) , Final
Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Programming in a legible, maintainable, reusable way is essential to

solve complex problems in the pervasive computing environments.
This unit will equip students with foundation of programming concepts
that are common to widely used programming languages. The
"fundamentals-first & objects-later" strategy is used to progressively
guide this introductory unit from necessary and important building
blocks of programming to the object-oriented approach. Java, one of
the most popular programming languages, is used in this unit. It
provides interdisciplinary approaches, applications and examples to
support students from broad backgrounds such as science,
engineering, and mathematics.
Student wishing to proceed into the Engineering stream of
Mechatronics or Mechatronics(Space) should replace INFO1103 with
ENGG1801 an alternative core unit.

Most units of study offered by the Faculty of Science or the School of
IT shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced
level unit, subject to prerequisite conditions being met. Students
considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their
school before enrolling.
Note
Textbooks
Students in this option will choose their specialisation at the end of

Semester 1 and continue in the specialist program or IT degree in
Semester 2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream A) visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(A)
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
For a standard enrolment plan for Flexible First Year (Stream B) visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/FFY(B)

Campus:

Textbooks
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
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In this section you will find tables for: Faculty-wide units of study that are not specific to any sub-discipline of Engineering or Information Technology,
the Advanced Engineering program, the Talented Information Technology program, and the Faculty's Exchange units of study.
Engineering (ENGG) Units of Study

The ENGG units are designed to have broad appeal to students of any Engineering discipline, to whom they are available as core, alternative
or elective units of study in any discipline of Engineering or Information Technology.
The Advance Engineering Program

Engineering students are eligible for the award of Advanced Engineering by completing a minimum of 18 cp of advanced units as listed in the
following table. Only one Advanced unit can be selected from a particular year. Entry to the Advanced Engineering program is by invitation of
the Dean and is based on a ATAR of 98+ in the NSW HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a Distinction average in Years 1, 2 and 3 of their
engineering course.
The Talented Information Technology Program

Information technology degree students are eligible to join the talented IT student program by invitation of the Dean. Entry is based on a ATAR
of 98+ in the NSW HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a Distinction average in Years 1, 2 or 3 of their information technologies course.

This table consists of the Exchange units of study from each of the Faculty's schools. Students who wish to go on an exchange program must
consult with their academic advisors and obtain permission from their Head of School beforehand.
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

These units of study are available as core, alternative or elective units of study as the case may be in any discipline of Engineering or Information Technology.
ENGG1000
History and Philosophy of
Engineering
ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1801
Semester 1
Summer Late
ENGG1802
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
ENGG1803
ENGG1805
ENGG1850
Introduction to Project Management
ENGG4000
Practical Experience
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Int January
N ENGG1061
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
N CIVL3805, QBUS2350
Semester 1
P 36 Credit Points of Senior Units

Semester 1
Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit. Semester 2
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These units of study are available as core, alternative or elective units
of study as the case may be in any discipline of Engineering or
Information Technology.
ENGG1000
History and Philosophy of Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Int January, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1hr
Lecture per week; 1hr Tutorial per week; 1 hr elearning session per week.
Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:
Int January.
ENGG1000 is a unique course that aims to provide students with an

understanding of the historical development of Engineering with
relation to societal expectations of the period. Engineering as a field
of study and profession has developed over millennia from simple
(yet significant) advances in technology such as the lever and wheel,
to modern day examples such as advanced computers, nanomaterials
and space flight.
Interaction between human society and Engineers has helped develop
and guide the advancement of engineering technology; with society
posing problems for Engineers to solve and Engineers developing
new technology that changed the course of human history, and helped
shape the world we live in.
The general philosophy behind Engineering is that Engineers work to
fulfil the needs of society (water, electricity, technological
improvements etc.), and as such Engineers are expected to act
ethically towards society. The role of Engineers in society will be
analysed and discussed from a humanistic perspective, with relation
to the current Engineers Australia code of ethics. Other relevant
philosophical analyses of Engineering as a skill and profession will
also be examined such as, aesthetics, creativity, the epistemology of
Engineering and more.
This course will use online resources extensively and help develop
research and communication skills of students, whilst providing an
overview of the historical significance of Engineers in society, and
what it means to be an Engineer.
ENGG1800

study.
ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1802

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ENGG1803

ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
ENGG1850
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr Lectures per week, 2hr
Tutorial/Lab per week. Prohibitions: CIVL3805, QBUS2350 Assessment:
Campus:
Organisations today are heavily reliant on projects as part of their

daily operations. A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken with
limited resources to achieve organisational goals that are linked to
broader organisational strategies and missions. Project management
is therefore the process of planning, scheduling, resourcing, budgeting
and monitoring the various phases of a project.
"Introduction to Project Management" is an introductory course that
teaches students essential principles and concepts of project
management, its application and related technologies. Students will
learn about the project organisation, its structure, and role of the
project manager, project sponsor and project committee. In addition,
students will also learn how to identify business problems that require
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project-based solutions, how to select and evaluate projects, develop

a business case, and manage the project at a basic level.
At completion of the course, students will have a high-level
understanding of project management concepts, which equips them
with basic technical and managerial skills required for project-based
organisations.
ENGG4000
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: no formal classes Prerequisites:
36 Credit Points of Senior Units Assessment: Proposal, Report Portfolio (100%)
Practical field work: Equivalent of 12 weeks in industry
Campus:
Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Professional Practice
Note: Students should have completed three years of their BE program before
enrolling in this unit.
The BE requires students to obtain industrial work experience of twelve

weeks duration (60 working days) or its equivalent towards satisfying
the requirements for award of the degree. Students are recommended
to undertake their work experience in the break between Year 3 and
4, however any engineering work taken after Year 2 may be accepted
for the requirements of this unit.
Students must be exposed to professional engineering practice to
enable them to develop an engineering approach and ethos, and to
gain an appreciation of engineering ethics. and to gain an appreciation
of engineering ethics.
The student is required to inform the Faculty of any work arrangements
by emailing the Undergraduate Administration Office of the Faculty
of Engineering and Information Technologies prior to the
commencement of work. Assessment in this unit is by the submission
of a portfolio containing written reports on the involvement with
industry. For details of the reporting requirements, go to the faculty`s
Practical Experience web site.
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Engineering students are eligible for the award of Advanced Engineering by completing a minimum of 18 cp of advanced units as listed in the following table. Only
one Advanced unit can be selected from a particular year. Entry to the Advanced Engineering program is by invitation of the Dean and is based on a ATAR of 98+
in the NSW HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a Distinction average in Years 1, 2 and 3 of their engineering course.
ENGG1061
Advanced Engineering 1A
P ATAR score of at least 98 and good performance in HSC Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
High Achieving HSC students will be invited by the Dean to enrol in this unit.
N ENGG1803
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Enrolment by invitation of the Dean only.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG2062
Engineering Project: Business Plan
2 Adv
P Distinction average WAM and department permission

Semester 1
Semester 2
AERO2711
Space Engineering Project 1
P Completed the junior year of Aero(Space), Mechanical(Space) or Mechatronics(Space)

Semester 1
Engineering. An average mark of > 75% is required as well as departmental permission from Semester 2
the Space Engineering Coordinator.
ENGG3062
Technology Education (Advanced)

AERO3711
P AERO2711 Space Engineering Project 1; a WAM of > 75% is required as well as departmental Semester 1
permission from the Space Engineering Coordinator.
Semester 2
AERO4711
Semester 2
AERO4712
Semester 2
ENGG4064
Advanced Engineering Design A

Only students with an AAM of > 75% at the end of Year 3 will be invited to join this
interdisciplinary group
Semester 2
ENGG4065
Advanced Engineering Design B

C ENGG4064
Only students with an AAM of > 75% at the end of Year 3 will be invited to join this
interdisciplinary group
Semester 2
Semester 2
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Engineering students are eligible for the award of Advanced
Engineering by completing a minimum of 18 cp of advanced units as
listed in the following table. Only one Advanced unit can be selected
from a particular year. Entry to the Advanced Engineering program is
by invitation of the Dean and is based on a ATAR of 98+ in the NSW
HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a Distinction average in Years 1,
2 and 3 of their engineering course.
ENGG1061
Advanced Engineering 1A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2 hrs Lectures
and 2hrs tutorials/workgroups per week Prerequisites: ATAR score of at least
98 and good performance in HSC Maths, Physics and Chemistry. High Achieving
HSC students will be invited by the Dean to enrol in this unit. Prohibitions:
ENGG1803 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Enrolment by
invitation of the Dean only.
The course is designed to introduce Advanced engineering students

to the essential generic skills of communication, problem identification
and solution, design, teamwork, and understanding of the social,
cultural, global, ethical and environment responsibilities of the
professional engineer. These skills are pursued through a real world
Engineers Without Borders Challenge project in a developing country.
ENGG2062
Engineering Project: Business Plan 2 Adv
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1hr Lecture, 2hr
Project work in class per week Prerequisites: Distinction average WAM and
department permission Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment.
This course aims to extend student experience beyond the design

and build phase of engineering to the business planning necessary
to transform a good idea into a commercial reality. It will provide the
opportunity for students to develop a range of skills used by
professional engineers in a business environment, including planning,
strategy development and assessment, business environment and
market analysis together with financial management and resource
allocation.
AERO2711
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of project
meeting per week. Prerequisites: Completed the junior year of Aero(Space),
Mechanical(Space) or Mechatronics(Space) Engineering. An average mark of
> 75% is required as well as departmental permission from the Space
Engineering Coordinator. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%)
This unit of study aims to develop deeper practical knowledge in the

area of Space systems engineering. Students who take this subject
would be interested in developing design skills by working on the
sub-system of a real satellite or launch vehicle.
ENGG3062
Technology Education (Advanced)
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1hr Lecture; 2hrs Project work
in class per week. Prerequisites: Distinction average WAM and department
permission Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:

This UoS aims to give the student experience in critically engaging

an audience in the theoretical and practical understanding of
engineering and technology. Students will learn professional skills in
client relationship management, teaching and presenting, project
management, leadership and teamwork. This work will be carried out
with partner schools to enhance the engineering knowledge and
understanding of Stage 5 high school students. This UoS places
students in an environment with which they are familiar, albeit in a
very different and challenging role. It allows them the opportunity to
deliver a project for a professional external client and in doing so
showcase engineering, the faculty and the University to the wider
community.
AERO3711
meeting sessions per week. Prerequisites: AERO2711 Space Engineering
Project 1; a WAM of > 75% is required as well as departmental permission from
the Space Engineering Coordinator. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This unit of study is for those students who have completed Space
Engineering Project 1, and who wish to extend their design into the
prototype phase. Students who take this subject would be interested
in manufacturing a sub-system for a real satellite or launch vehicle.
This unit allows students to develop a deeper appreciation for the
complexities of designing and building space sub-systems, and if
completed successfully will allow the student to take further Space
Engineering Projects towards the final development of a sub-system
ready for launch.
AERO4711
the Space Engineering Coordinator. Assessment: Through Semester
Assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Engineering Projects 2, and who wish to formalise their design into
the launch phase. Students who take this subject would be interested
in manufacturing the final sub-system for a real satellite or launch
vehicle. This unit allows students to develop a deeper appreciation
for the complexities of designing and building space sub-systems,
and provide an opportunity for the actual launch of the sub-system.
Launch of the sub-system will be dependent on the current
opportunities existing with international collaborators.
AERO4712
the Space Engineering Coordinator. Assessment: Through semester
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Engineering Projects 3, and who wish to finalise their design by
developing the interfacing and insertion phases into Satellite or Launch
Vehicle system. Students who take this subject would have completed
the previous three Space Engineering Projects, and have been
provided with the opportunity to place their system into an actual
system. Launch of the sub-system will be dependent on the current
opportunities existing with international collaborators.
ENGG4064
Advanced Engineering Design A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: project work - own time
Prerequisites: Distinction average WAM and department permission
Campus:
Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Only students with
an AAM of > 75% at the end of Year 3 will be invited to join this interdisciplinary
group
The aim to this unit is to develop an understanding of the practice of

engineering, utilising a diverse range of skills to solve complex
problems. Students will gain skills in design, analysis and management
by undertaking a significant project in a multi-disciplinary team
comprising students from across the faculty. Each student will be
required to work in a team to
produce an integrated design in greater detail than is possible in
ordinary classes and to write a significant design report presenting
the results of the process. The ability to work in a team of engineers
from different disciplines will be assessed as part of this design project.
We try to centre projects around a client, which can be an industrial
facility, the Campus and Property Services Office of the University,
Research departments within the university, or outside clients (e.g.
Nature Conservation Council NSW).
Elements drawn from: Introduction to the design process, Clarification
of the Brief, Inquiry, brainstorming, Design philosophy,
Design optimization, Equipment design and costing, Hazard
assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Project financial
Analysis, Business planning.
ENGG4065
Advanced Engineering Design B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: project work - own time
Prerequisites: Distinction average WAM and department permission
Corequisites: ENGG4064 Assessment: Through semester assessment
(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Only students with
an AAM of > 75% at the end of Year 3 will be invited to join this interdisciplinary
group
The aim to this unit is to develop an understanding of the practice of

engineering, utilising a diverse range of skills to solve complex
problems. Students will gain skills in design, analysis and management
by undertaking a significant project in a multi-disciplinary team
comprising students from across the faculty. Each student will be
required to work in a team to produce an integrated design in greater
detail than is possible in ordinary classes and to write a significant
design report presenting the results of the process. The ability to work
in a team of engineers from different disciplines will be assessed as
part of this design project. We try to centre projects around a client,
which can be an industrial facility, the Campus and Property Services
Office of the University, Research departments within the university,
or outside clients (e.g. Nature Conservation Council NSW). Elements
drawn from: Introduction to the design process, Clarification of the
Brief, Inquiry, brainstorming, Design philosophy, Design optimization,
Equipment design and costing, Hazard assessment, Environmental
Impact Assessment, Project financial Analysis, Business planning.
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Talented Information Technology Units of Study
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Talented Information Technology Student Program

Information technology degree students are eligible to join the talented IT student program by invitation of the Dean. Entry is based on a ATAR of 98+ in the NSW
HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a Distinction average in Years 1, 2 or 3 of their information technologies course.
INFO1911
IT Special Project 1A
A Only by invitation from the School of IT.

INFO1912
IT Special Project 1B
P UAI score of at least 98] AND [85% average in Junior IT units of study] AND [75% average Semester 2
in non-IT junior units of study] AND [Special permission by the School of IT].
INFO2911
P 85% average in IT units of study in previous year AND 75% average in other non-IT units
of study in previous year AND Special permission by the School of IT.
Semester 1
INFO2912
P 85% average in IT units of study in previous year AND 75% average in other non-IT units
of study in previous year AND Special permission by the School of IT.
Semester 2
INFO3911
P [75% average in other non-IT units in previous year] AND [85% average in IT units in previous Semester 1
year] AND [Special permission by the School of IT].
INFO3912
P [75% average in other non-IT units in previous year] AND [85% average in IT units in previous Semester 2
year] AND [Special permission by the School of IT].
Semester 1
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Talented Information Technology

Student Program
Information technology degree students are eligible to join the talented
IT student program by invitation of the Dean. Entry is based on a
ATAR of 98+ in the NSW HSC or equivalent, or by obtaining a
Distinction average in Years 1, 2 or 3 of their information technologies
course.
INFO3911
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Meeting 1 hour per week,
project work 8 hours per week. Prerequisites: [75% average in other non-IT
units in previous year] AND [85% average in IT units in previous year] AND
[Special permission by the School of IT]. Assessment: Through semester
INFO1911
This unit of study enables talented students with maturing IT

knowledge to integrate various IT skills and techniques to carry out
projects which are predominantly research-intensive.

project work 8 hours per week. Assumed knowledge: Only by invitation from
the School of IT. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
INFO3912
This is a unit of study for the junior student who is an academic high
achiever as well as talented in IT areas. Students will be involved in
advance projects (which may be research-oriented). They need to
apply their problem solving and IT skills in the project. As a result,
their horizon in computer science and information system is broadened.
INFO1912

project work 8 hours per week. Prerequisites: [75% average in other non-IT
units in previous year] AND [85% average in IT units in previous year] AND
[Special permission by the School of IT]. Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study enables talented students with maturing IT

knowledge to integrate various IT skills and techniques to carry out
projects which are predominantly research-intensive.

project work 8 hours per week. Prerequisites: UAI score of at least 98] AND
[85% average in Junior IT units of study] AND [75% average in non-IT junior
units of study] AND [Special permission by the School of IT]. Assessment:
This is a unit of study for the junior students who is an academic high
achiever and is talentd in IT areas. Students will involve in advance
projects which have research components, so that they can further
demonstrate their IT and problem solving capabilities.
INFO2911
project work 8 hours per week. Prerequisites: 85% average in IT units of study
in previous year AND 75% average in other non-IT units of study in previous
year AND Special permission by the School of IT. Assessment: Through
semester assessment(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
This unit enables talented students to apply their IT knowledge from

the junior years to do more exciting projects. Students are provided
with the opportunities to get involved in projects which are research
intensive.
INFO2912
project work 8 hours per week. Prerequisites: 85% average in IT units of study
in previous year AND 75% average in other non-IT units of study in previous
year AND Special permission by the School of IT. Assessment: Through
This unit enables talented students to apply their IT knowledge from

the junior years to do more exciting projects. Students are provided
with the opportunities to get involved in projects which are research
intensive.
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Permission from the relevant Head of School must be sought prior to enrolling in exchange units of study.
School of Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

AMME0011
International Exchange B

Department permission required for enrolment.
Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0012
International Exchange C

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0013
International Exchange D

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0014
International Exchange E

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0015
International Exchange F

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0016
International Exchange G

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0017
International Exchange H

Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME0018
International Exchange I

Semester 1
Semester 2

CHNG3041
Exchange Program 3A
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Semester 1
Completion of all Year 1 and 2 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least 96
Semester 2
credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Head of School and approval from the host
institution is required.
CHNG3042
Exchange Program 3B
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Semester 1
Completion of all Year 1 and 2 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least 96
Semester 2
credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Head of School and approval from the host
institution is required.
CHNG4041
Exchange Program 4A
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P Completion of all Year 1, 2 and 3 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least Semester 1
144 credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Heads of School of Chemical and
Semester 2
Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and at the participating exchange
institution.
CHNG4042
Exchange Program 4B
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P Completion of all Year 1, 2 and 3 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least Semester 1
144 credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Heads of School of Chemical and
Semester 2
Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and at the participating exchange
institution.

CIVL0011
Civil Exchange A
P Departmental permission required, Students must have a WAM >65 and to have completed Semester 1
one full year of study, that is 48 credit points
Semester 2
CIVL0012
Civil Exchange B
P Department permission required.

Student must have WAM > 65 and to have completed one full year of study, that is 48 credit
points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL0013
Civil Exchange C

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL0014
Civil Exchange D

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL0015
Civil Exchange E

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL0016
Civil Exchange F

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
CIVL0017
Civil Exchange G

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL0018
Civil Exchange H

points.
Semester 1
Semester 2

ELEC3901
Electrical Exchange Unit 1A
Semester 1
ELEC3902
Electrical Exchange Unit 1B
12
Semester 1
ELEC3903
Electrical Exchange Unit 1C
24
Semester 1
ELEC3904
Semester 2
ELEC3905
12
Semester 2
ELEC3906
24
Semester 2

COMP2555
Computer Science Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP2556
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP2557
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP2558
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP2591
Advanced Computer Science
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP2592
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP3556
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP3557
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP3558
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP3559
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP3591
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP3592
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP3593
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP3594
Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
COMP4551
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP4552
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
COMP4553
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP4554
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1551
Information Technology Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1552
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO2551
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO2552
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3551
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3552
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3553
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS1551
Information Systems Exchange
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS1552
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS2554
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS2555
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS2556
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS2557
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS3554
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS3555
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS3556
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS3557
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Exchange Units
Exchange Units

Permission from the relevant Head of School must be sought prior to
enrolling in exchange units of study.

AMME0011
International Exchange B
Credit points: 6
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note:
An exchange component unit for students going on an International

Exchange Program.
AMME0012
International Exchange C
Credit points: 6

Exchange Program

Exchange Program
AMME0018
International Exchange I
Credit points: 6

Exchange Program
School of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering
CHNG3041
Exchange Program 3A
Credit points: 24 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Assessment: Pass/Fail
result only. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Completion of all
Year 1 and 2 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least 96 credit
points towards the degree. Approval of the Head of School and approval from
the host institution is required.

Exchange Program
Objectives/Outcomes:The objective of this (single semester) Exchange

Program is to provide students with the opportunity to live and learn
in a foreign culture while completing the academic and professional
requirements of the University of Sydney degree program. Upon
completion of the full year-long exchange (i.e. both CHNG3041 and
CHNG3042), students will have completed work at least equivalent
to Year 3 in the Chemical Engineering degree, including in particular
all Year 3 core units of study.
AMME0014
International Exchange E
CHNG3042
Exchange Program 3B
AMME0013
International Exchange D
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 6

Exchange Program.
AMME0015
International Exchange F
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 24 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Assessment: Individual

approved subjects at the host institution are assessed according to their standard
procedures and a grade of "R" satisfied requirements is recorded on their
academic transcript from this institution. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Completion of all
Year 1 and 2 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least 96 credit
points towards the degree. Approval of the Head of School and approval from
the host institution is required.
AMME0016
International Exchange G

all Year 3 core units of study.
Credit points: 6
CHNG4041
Exchange Program 4A

Exchange Program

Exchange Program.
AMME0017
International Exchange H
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 24 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: Completion

of all Year 1, 2 and 3 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least
144 credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Heads of School of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and at the
participating exchange institution. Assessment: Students spend either one
academic year or semester at the host institution where they take a normal load.
Their specific course choices are approved by the Heads of Department of the
two institutions. Individual approved subjects at the host institution are assessed
according to their standard procedures and a grade of "R" satisfied requirements
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Exchange Units
will be recorded on their academic transcript from this institution. Campus:

Year 4 elective unit of study for the degree in Chemical Engineering.

the Year 4 core units of study, and will have fulfilled all the
requirements of their degree from the University of Sydney.
CIVL0013
Civil Exchange C
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: A workload one
quarter of that a full time student at the exchange university. Meet requirements
of the exchange course. Prerequisites: Department permission required.
Assessment: As set out by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail mark will be
recorded for this subject. The mark obtained from the exchange university will
not be included in University of Sydney WAM calculations. Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Student must have
WAM > 65 and to have completed one full year of study, that is 48 credit points.
Equivalent syllabus of Civil Engineering unit of study/studies unterkaen

at exchange university. To be approved by exchange program
coordinator.
CHNG4042
Exchange Program 4B
CIVL0014
Civil Exchange D
Credit points: 24 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: Completion

of all Year 1, 2 and 3 core units of study in Chemical Engineering, and at least
144 credit points towards the degree. Approval of the Heads of School of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and at the
participating exchange institution. Assessment: Students spend either one
academic year or semester at the host institution where they take a normal load.
Their specific course choices are approved by the Heads of Department of the
two institutions. Individual approved subjects at the host institution are assessed
according to their standard procedures and a grade of "R" (satisfied
requirements) is recorded on their academic transcript at this institution.

Year 4 elective unit of study for the degree in Chemical Engineering.

the Year 4 core units of study, and will have fulfilled all the
requirements of their degree from the University of Sydney.

CIVL0011
Civil Exchange A
of the exchange course. Prerequisites: Departmental permission required,
Students must have a WAM >65 and to have completed one full year of study,
that is 48 credit points Assessment: As set out by the exchange university. A
Pass/Fail mark will be recorded for this subject. The mark obtained from the
exchange university will not be included in University of Sydney WAM
calculations. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal

coordinator.
CIVL0012
Civil Exchange B

coordinator.
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coordinator.
CIVL0015
Civil Exchange E

coordinator.
CIVL0016
Civil Exchange F

coordinator.
CIVL0017
Civil Exchange G
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: A work load one
quarter of that of a full time student at the exchange university. Meet
requirements of the exchange course. Prerequisites: Department permission
required. Assessment: As set out by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail mark
will be recorded for this subject. The mark obtained from the exchange university
will not be included in University of Sydney WAM calculations. Campus:

coordinator.
Exchange Units
CIVL0018
Civil Exchange H
ELEC3904
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: A work load one

quarter of that of a full time student at the exchange university. Meet
requirements of the exchange course. Prerequisites: Department permission
required. Assessment: As set out by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail mark
will be recorded for this subject. The mark obtained from the exchange university
will not be included in University of Sydney WAM calculations. Campus:
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: A workload that is equivalent

to one quarter of that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university.
Assessment: Assessment is set by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail grade
is awarded by the University of Sydney in this unit. Campus:

coordinator.
School of Electrical and Information

Engineering
ELEC3901
to one quarter of that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university.
This is a unit of study for the University of Sydney students who have
gone on exchange and are doing unit(s) with a syllabus that is
equivalent to unit(s) of study in the School of Electrical & Information
Engineering. The enrollment in this unit needs to be approved by the
school. The enrollment in this unit will be granted for a workload that
is equivalent to one quarter of that of a (normal) full time student at
the exchange university. Assessment is set by the exchange university.
A Pass/Fail grade is awarded by the University of Sydney in this unit.
ELEC3902
to one half of that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university.
Thus the marks obtained at the exchange university will not be
included in any WAM calculations.
ELEC3903
to that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university. Assessment:
Assessment is set by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail grade is awarded
by the University of Sydney in this unit. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
ELEC3905
to one half of that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university.
ELEC3906
to that of a (normal) full time student at the exchange university. Assessment:
Assessment is set by the exchange university. A Pass/Fail grade is awarded
by the University of Sydney in this unit. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

COMP2555
Credit points: 6
This unit of study is for University of Sydney students in the Exchange

program studying at an overseas University.
COMP2556
Credit points: 6
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Exchange Units

COMP2557
Credit points: 6

COMP2558
This Unit of Study is for University of Sydney students in the Exchange

program studying at an overseas university.
COMP3591
Advanced Computer Science Exchange
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester 1b, Semester
2, Semester 2a, Semester 2b Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of

COMP3592
Credit points: 6



COMP2591
COMP3593




COMP2592
COMP3594




COMP3556
COMP4551
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 6


COMP3557
COMP4552
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 6


COMP3558
COMP4553
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 6


COMP3559
COMP4554
Credit points: 6
Credit points: 6
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Exchange Units


INFO1551
ISYS1552
Credit points: 6

result based on completion of subjects on exchange. Campus:

INFO1552
Credit points: 6

INFO2551
Credit points: 6

INFO2552
Credit points: 6

ISYS2554

ISYS2555
result based on completion of subjects at exchange university. Campus:

ISYS2556


INFO3551


ISYS2557


INFO3552


ISYS3554


INFO3553


ISYS3555


ISYS1551


77
Exchange Units
ISYS3556

ISYS3557

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School of Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic

Engineering
The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering encompasses four broad areas of engineering.
Aeronautical Engineering involves the design, analysis, development, construction, maintenance and operation of flight vehicles. An aeronautical
engineer needs a sound understanding of the mathematics, physics, computer science, materials science and design philosophy involved in this
field. Aeronautical engineers apply their skills in a variety of cutting-edge areas in the global aerospace industry. They also lead the way in many
other fields of science and technology, so graduates of this field are also in demand in other areas, including low-speed aerodynamics such as
automobile design, navigation systems, and computer operation and software engineering.
Mechanical Engineering represents a broad branch of professional engineering, with its practitioners applying basic sciences to the development
of technologies that enhance our quality of life. Mechanical engineers contribute to almost every type of engineering activity, from the application
of nanotechnology to the design of systems crucial to sustainable power generation, air conditioning, transport, steel production and mining.
Mechatronic Engineering is the study of computer-controlled systems that form the basis of the 'intelligent' products that are essential in today's
society. Drawing on aspects of disciplines such as mechanical, electrical and systems engineering, as well as computer science, it provides the
foundation for cutting-edge technologies in fields including robotics, manufacturing, aerospace and bioengineering.
Space Engineering is an exciting new 21st Century discipline underlying the exploration and conquest of nature's most unforgiving environment.
Combining key areas including orbital mechanics, space vehicles, ground station infrastructure, space avionics and space robotics, the space
engineering specialisation at the University of Sydney is the only degree of its kind offered in Australia.
The School offers the following Bachelor of Engineering degree streams:
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Space
Mechanical
Mechanical Space
Mechatronic
Mechatronic Space
Combined degrees with Science, Commerce, Arts, Medical Science, Project Management and Law.
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Course Overview
Aeronautical engineering is the study of the design, development, manufacture, maintenance and control of machines or vehicles operating in
the earths atmosphere or in outer space. You will develop a complex understanding of the design of a flight vehicle and a knowledge of
aerodynamics, propulsion systems, structural design, materials, avionics, and stability and control systems.
You will also learn that maintaining and operating a flight vehicle requires an understanding of materials, reliability and maintenance, structural
analysis for necessary repairs, together with knowledge of the disciplines within the design process.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) includes the opportunity to undertake practical flying training. Specialisation in areas
like helicopter design, structural optimisation and experimental aerodynamics may be part of a thesis in the final year of the course. You will
complete work placements and practical simulation using wind tunnel technology and flight simulators, and work on actual aircraft and aircraft
components to measure structural and aerodynamic characteristics. The course offers an exchange program with leading aerospace universities
in the northern hemisphere.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
any additional free elective units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the award.
For a standard enrolment plan for Aeronautical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Aero)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit
necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for
a total of not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First year
AERO1560
Introduction to Aerospace
Engineering
N MECH1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1801
ENGG1803
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
Normally taken in Semester 1, students in combined degrees are exempt from this unit.
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
AERO1400
Intro to Aircraft Construction &
Design
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
A Some basic skills with engineering workshop hand tools is desireable
Semester 2
Students in combined degrees are exempt from this unit.

AMME1362
Materials 1
N CIVL2110, AMME2302, AMME1550
Semester 2
P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002

or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907)
N MATH2061, MATH2961, MATH2065, MATH2965
Semester 1
Second year
MATH2067
DEs and Vector Calculus for
Engineers
Students in the combined BE/BSc degree program can take both MATH2061 and MATH2065 as an alternative.
AMME2700
Instrumentation
A ENGG1801 or INFO1103 Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with
fundamental Aerospace concepts.
P AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800
Semester 1
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids
P (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or

MATH1903 or MATH1907), ENGG1802
Semester 2
AMME2500
Engineering Dynamics
P (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (AMME1550 or

PHYS1001 or PHYS1901 )
Semester 1
BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 as acceptable alternatives or advanced equivalent.
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
A MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003; or advanced versions.

Semester 1
N AMME2200
Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus
and linear algebra.
AMME2262
Thermal Engineering 1
A MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003 or advanced versions.

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
A ENGG1801 and ENGG1802, HSC Maths and Physics
Semester 2
AERO2703
Aircraft Performance and Operation
A AERO1560 OR ENGG1800. Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts.

P (MATH1001 or MATH1901), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903),
ENGG1801
Semester 2
Combined degree students are exempt from this unit.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Third year
AERO3360
Aerospace Structures 1
P AMME2301
Semester 1
AMME3500
System Dynamics and Control
P AMME2500; (MATH2061 or MATH2961 or MATH2067)
Semester 1
AERO3460
Aerospace Design 1
P AMME2301 and MECH2400
Semester 1
AERO3260
Aerodynamics 1
A General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential

flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and
graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series;
Complex numbers and complex functions.
P AMME2200 AND (MATH2061 OR MATH2067 OR MATH2961)
Semester 2
AERO3261
Propulsion
A Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics

P AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262)
Semester 2
AERO3560
Flight Mechanics 1
A This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Semester 1
Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics. It is
expected that students have satisfactorily completed the following material: ENGG1802
Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments, equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular
motion. AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms, kinematics, frames of reference,
mass and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass MECH2500 and/or ENGG1802, you
should spend some time revising the material of those Units of Study early in the semester.
P AMME2500
C AMME3500
AERO3465
Aerospace Design 2
A Introductory Aerospace concepts and materials.

Semester 2
Fourth year
AERO4460
Aerospace Design 3
ENGG4000
A AERO1400, AERO2703 and AERO3465

P AERO3260 AND AERO3261 AND AERO3360 AND AERO3460
Semester 1

Semester 1
Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit.
Students must select 12cp from the following block of units.

Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours a WAM of 65% or greater is required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
P 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over.

C AMME4112
N AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010
Semester 1
Semester 2
P 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over

Semester 1
Semester 2
P 30 credit points of senior units of study.

Semester 1
Semester 2
P AMME4121 and 30 credits of 3rd year units of study

Semester 1
Semester 2
Normally taken in Semester 1

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
Engineering Project A
AMME4122
Engineering Project B
Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112. Students in the Pass program must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 or advanced equivalent, as acceptable alternative to AMME2500.
(as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before enrolling.
Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative
to a semester's standard units.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies relating to this table:
BE (Aeronautical)
In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete 30 credit points of recommended elective
units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 6 credits points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award
of the degree of BE (Aeronautical).
BE (Aeronautical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSc or BPM

In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of recommended
elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc or BE/BMedSc; or the
Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for the BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined
degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking
the combined degree.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
BE(Aeronautical)/BA
In addition to gaining credit for the units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 18 credit points of recommended elective units
of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum of 240
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of recommended elective
units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is
required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and
the Faculty of Law.

AERO3660
Aerospace Management
Semester 2
AERO4206
Rotary Wing Aircraft
A Prior Learning : concepts from 3rd Year Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied Semester 2
to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit.
P AERO3260
AERO4260
Aerodynamics 2
P AMME2200
Semester 2
AERO4360
P AERO3360
Semester 1
AERO4560
Flight Mechanics 2
A AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics Semester 1
that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft
flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and
control system synthesis techniques.
P AERO3560 and AMME3500
AERO5200
Advanced Aerodynamics
A BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field.

P AERO5210 or AERO3260
AERO5400
Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field with familiarity in aircraft Semester 2
design.
AERO5500
Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation
Adv
A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field.

Semester 2
P AERO5510 OR AERO3560.
All MPE and ME students are required to do AERO5510 unless they have already completed
an equivalent to AERO5510/AERO3560. This UoS can then be taken as an advanced elective.
AERO5520
Aircraft Avionics and Systems
P AERO5510 OR AERO3560
AMME5202
Advanced Computational Fluid
Dynamics
A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics Semester 1
including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer
programming skills.
AMME5510
Vibration and Acoustics
A (AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (AMME2200 OR AMME5200) AND (AMME2500 OR

AMME5500).
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 2
Students can select from other elective units offered within the University that are approved by the Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic
Engineering.
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend on subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.
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Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any
additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as
may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First year
AERO1560
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of tutorial and 3 hours of workshop practice per week Prohibitions: MECH1560,
MTRX1701, ENGG1800 Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial)
Day
This Unit introduces students to the role of professional aerospace engineers, along with the development of fundamental engineering knowledge
and skills for aerospace vehicle design, analysis performance and operation. Students will learn through experience, to develop professional
skills in research, interpretation, communication, and presentation of information relating to aerospace engineering. Expected learning includes:
introduction to lateral thinking concepts; glossary of aerospace vehicle components and terminology; an introduction to the multiple disciplines
related to aerospace engineering, such as aerodynamics, aircraft and spacecraft performance, mechanics of flight, aerospace structures, materials
and propulsion systems; how the various disciplines are integrated into the design and development of flight platform systems; the operating
characteristics of modern flight vehicles, their uses and limitations; modern developments and future trends in aerospace; the limitations of the
aerospace environment; teamwork; and resource management. Significantly, professional enhancement is introduced through the development
of basic hands-on workshop skills. These practical skills enable students to have a better appreciation of the hardware that they are expected to
apply their engineering knowledge to, during their aerospace engineering profession. Experiential learning is facilitated working with machine
tools and hand tools in a supervised workshop environment, to develop fundamentals of practical aerospace vehicle component manufacture,
construction, servicing and repair.
MATH1001
Credit points: 3 Session: Semester 1, Summer Main Classes: Two 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Prohibitions: MATH1011, MATH1901,
MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001 Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 Assessment: One 1.5 hour examination, assignments and quizzes
(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
MATH1001 is designed to provide a thorough preparation for further study in mathematics and statistics. It is a core unit of study providing three
of the twelve credit points required by the Faculty of Science as well as a Junior level requirement in the Faculty of Engineering.
This unit of study looks at complex numbers, functions of a single variable, limits and continuity, vector functions and functions of two variables.
Differential calculus is extended to functions of two variables. Taylor's theorem as a higher order mean value theorem.
Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Credit points: 3 Session: Semester 1, Summer Main Classes: Two 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Prohibitions: MATH1902, MATH1014
Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics or MATH1111 Assessment: One 1.5 hour examination, assignments and quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This unit of study introduces vectors and vector algebra, linear algebra including solutions of linear systems, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues
and eigenvectors.
Textbooks
ENGG1801
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Summer Late Classes: 2 hour of lectures and 2 hours of computer laboratory sessions per week. Assessment: Through
semester assessment (50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
The unit will introduce students to fundamental principles of programming. The language used will be Matlab but the principles taught are readily
portable to other languages like C and Java. The unit material will be presented in a manner which will help students to draw a connection between
programming constructs and real engineering applications. The unit will use engineering inspired case-studies : especially from Civil, Chemical,
Aerospace and Mechanical streams, to motivate new material. There will be a major project which uses programming to solve a real world
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engineering problem. The extensive Matlab library for visualization will also be introduced. Matlab will cover two-thirds of the unit. The remaining
one-third will be devoted to the use of Excel in engineering scenarios. Furthermore, cross integration between Matlab and Excel will also be
highlighted.
ENGG1803
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours lectures, 2 hours tutorial/project work per week. Prohibitions: ENGG1061 Assessment:
Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Professional Engineering 1 is an introductory Unit of Study within the Faculty of Engineering. The semester 1 course is aimed at students from
the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. It seeks to introduce newly admitted undergraduates to general principles
of professional engineering practice, a range of contemporary professional engineering issues, plus outline skills related to academic study within
an engineering environment. The subject is structured around a team based design and build project, in which students apply the professional
engineering concepts they are learning to an engineering project. Professional engineering topics to be covered include: accessing information,
teamwork, creativity, leadership, written and oral communication, project management, problem solving, ethics, liability, occupational health and
safety and environmental issues.
MATH1003
MATH1907 Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in MATH1111 Assessment: One 1.5 hour
examination, assignments and quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
of the twelve credit points required by the Faculty of Science as well as a Junior level requirement in the Faculty of Engineering.This unit of study
first develops the idea of the definite integral from Riemann sums, leading to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Various techniques of
integration are considered, such as integration by parts.The second part is an introduction to the use of first and second order differential equations
to model a variety of scientific phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001, BUSS1020 Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Assessment: One 1.5 hour examination, assignments and
quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit offers a comprehensive introduction to data analysis, probability, sampling, and inference including t-tests, confidence intervals and
chi-squared goodness of fit tests.
Textbooks
ENGG1802
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2, Summer Main, Winter Main Classes: 2hrs of lectures per week, 3hrs of tutorials per week Assessment: Through semester
assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of and competence in solving statics and introductory dynamics problems in engineering.
Tutorial sessions will help students to improve their group work and problem solving skills, and gain competency in extracting a simplified version
of a problem from a complex situation. Emphasis is placed on the ability to work in 3D as well as 2D, including the 2D and 3D visualization of
structures and structural components, and the vectorial 2D and 3D representations of spatial points, forces and moments. Introduction to kinematics
and dynamics topics includes position, velocity and acceleration of a point; relative motion, force and acceleration, momentum, collisions and
energy methods.
AERO1400
Intro to Aircraft Construction & Design
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3 hours of workshop sessions per week Assumed knowledge: Some basic skills with
engineering workshop hand tools is desireable Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
The study towards BE(Aeronautical) involves learning about the Design, Analysis, Flight, and Operation of Aircraft and other Flight Platforms.
This unit facilitates the training towards becoming professional aeronautical engineers through a globally-unique experiential-learning opportunity
to provide a strong background familiarity with aircraft hardware. This unit is designed to educate and facilitate the learning of aircraft design,
basic aircraft construction techniques, the operation of light aircraft and the registration and regulations relating to light aircraft. In addition to
hands-on skills on the construction phase, this unit facilitates learning in motivations for unique aircraft design, aircraft aerodynamics, flight
mechanics, structural aspects and other design-related issues. Teamwork plays a very important role in this unit; the ability to work with peers
and supervising staff is an invaluable skill sought after by employers of engineers. Throughout the semester, students will be actively participating
in the construction of a light aircraft. The aircraft is to be constructed under current Australian Civil Aviation Regulations so that students will gain
an insight into all aspects of the process. By being a part of the construction team, students will also experience the organisational requirements
necessary to successfully complete a complex engineering project.The aircraft construction workshop component is complemented with lectures,
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homework, research and assignments to further enhance the learning experience on aircraft. The final outcome will be that students gain a good
foundation of: aircraft design and analyses methods; innovative methods of construction; techniques for selecting, sizing and stressing components;
regulatory requirements for certification; off-design requirements; construction tolerances; and team-work requirements in undertaking complex
engineering projects.
AMME1362
Materials 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures, 2 hours of tutorials per week. 3 hours of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions: CIVL2110,
AMME2302, AMME1550 Assessment: Through semester assessment(45%), Final Exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
This unit is an introductory course in engineering materials. The unit aims to develop students' understanding of the structures, mechanical
properties and manufacture of a range of engineering materials as well as how the mechanical properties relate to microstructure and forming
and treatment methods. The unit has no prerequisite subject and is therefore intended for those with little or no previous background in engineering
materials. However the unit does require students to take a significant degree of independent responsibility for developing their own background
knowledge of materials and their properties. The electrical, magnetic, thermal and optical properties of materials are a critical need-to-know area
where students are expected to do most of their learning by independent study.
Second year
MATH2067
DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Three 1 hour lectures, one 1 hour tutorial and one 1 hour practice class per week. Prerequisites: (MATH1011 or
MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) Prohibitions: MATH2061,
MATH2961, MATH2065, MATH2965 Assessment: One 2 hour examination, assignments and quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
MATH2067 starts by introducing students to solution techniques of ordinary and partial differential equations (ODEs and PDEs) relevant to the
engineering disciplines: it provides a basic grounding in these techniques to enable students to build on the concepts in their subsequent
engineering classes. The main topics are Fourier series, second order ODEs, including inhomogeneous equations and Laplace transforms, and
second order PDEs in rectangular domains (solution by separation of variables).
The unit moves on to topics from vector calculus, including vector-valued functions (parametrised curves and surfaces; vector fields; div, grad
and curl; gradient fields and potential functions), line integrals (arc length; work; path-independent integrals and conservative fields; flux across
a curve), iterated integrals (double and triple integrals; polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates; areas, volumes and mass; Green's Theorem),
flux integrals (flow through a surface; flux integrals through a surface defined by a function of two variables, though cylinders, spheres and
parametrised surfaces), Gauss's Divergence Theorem and Stokes' Theorem.
AMME2700
Instrumentation
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs of lectures per week, 2hr of tutorials per week, 6hrs of laboratory per semester. Prerequisites: AERO1560
OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800 Assumed knowledge: ENGG1801 or INFO1103 Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with
fundamental Aerospace concepts. Assessment: Final Exam (40%), through semester assessment (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This unit aims to develop in students an understanding of the engineering measurements and instrumentation systems. The students will acquire
an ability to make accurate and meaningful measurements. It will cover the general areas of electrical circuits and mechanical/electronic
instrumentation for strain, force, pressure, moment, torque, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature and so on.
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906),
(MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907), ENGG1802 Assessment: Through semester assessment(35%), Final Exam (65%) Campus:
Equilibrium of deformable structures; basic concept of deformation compatibility; stress and strain in bars, beams and their structures subjected
to tension, compression, bending, torsion and combined loading; statically determinate and indeterminate structures; energy methods for bar
and beam structures; simple buckling; simple vibration; deformation of simple frames and cell box beams; simple two-dimensional stress and
Morh's circle; problem-based applications in aerospace, mechanical and biomedical engineering.
AMME2500
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. 6 hours of laboratory work per semester. Prerequisites:
(MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (AMME1550 or PHYS1001 or PHYS1901 ) Assessment: Through semester assessment
(40%), Final Exam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit of study aims to teach: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Analysis of Planar mechanisms; Kinematics of rigid bodies; Kinetics of rigid bodies.
Students will also develop their skills in: how to model and analyse dynamic systems and the application of theory to real systems through
practical/laboratory sessions.
At the end of this unit students will have developed skills in modelling and analysing planar mechanisms and rigid body dynamic systems.
Course content will include planar mechanisms, linkages, mobility; instant centres of rotation, Kennedy's theorem; velocity and acceleration
polygons; kinematics of rigid bodies, frames of reference, velocity and acceleration, rotating frame of reference, relative velocity and acceleration,
gyroscopic acceleration; kinetics of rigid bodies, linear momentum and Euler's first law; angular momentum and Euler's second law; centre of
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mass; moments of inertia, parallel axis and parallel plane theorems, principal axes and principal moments of inertia, rotation about an axis;
impulse and momentum; work and energy, kinetic and potential energies; applications to orbital and gyroscopic motion; introduction to Lagrangian
methods.
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week, 6hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions: AMME2200
Assumed knowledge: MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003; or advanced versions. Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final Exam (55%) Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear
algebra.
This unit covers the fundamentals of fluid statics and fluid dynamics. At the end of this unit students will have: an understanding of the basic
equations governing the statics and dynamics of fluids; the ability to analyze and determine the forces applied by a static fluid; the ability to
analyse fluids in motion. The course will cover both inviscid and viscous fluid flow. The course will introduce the relevant parameters for fluid flow
in internal engineering systems such as pipes and pumps and external systems such as flow over wings and airfoils. Course content will cover
the basic concepts such as viscosity, density, continuum, pressure, force, buoyancy and acceleration; and more detailed methods including
continuity, conservation of momentum, streamlines and potential flow theory, Bernoulli equation, Euler equation, Navier-Stokes equation.
Experiments will introduce flow measuring devices and flow observation.
AMME2262
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. 12 hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions:
AMME2200 Assumed knowledge: MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003 or advanced versions. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final Exam
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear
algebra.
This unit aims to teach the basic laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer. At the end of this unit students will have: an understanding of the
basic laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer; The ability to analyze the thermodynamics of a simple open or closed engineering system. The
basic knowledge to analyse and design 1D thermal circuits. Course content will include concepts of heat and work, properties of substances,
first law of thermodynamics, control mass and control volume analysis, thermal efficiency, entropy, second law of thermodynamics, reversible
and irreversible processes, isentropic efficiency, power and refrigeration cycles, heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, 1D thermal
circuits and transient heat transfer.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lectures; 2hrs tuts/lab per week Assumed knowledge: ENGG1801 and ENGG1802, HSC Maths and Physics
Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Aim: For students to experience a realistic the design process and to develop good engineering skills.
Course Objectives: To develop an understanding of:
1. the need for and use of standard drawings in the communication and definition of parts and assemblies,
2. Efficient use of a CAD package
3. creativity,
4. the design process from initial idea to finished product
5. Methods used to analyse designs
6. standard components
AERO2703
Aircraft Performance and Operation
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: (MATH1001 or MATH1901), (MATH1002 or
MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903), ENGG1801 Assumed knowledge: AERO1560 OR ENGG1800. Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts.
Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to develop in students an understanding of the fundamental concepts involved in the operation of aircraft. The students will acquire
an ability to make accurate and meaningful measurements of take-off, climb,cruise, turn, descent and landing performance. Students will be
shown methods to optimise performance for specific missions. It will also cover modern issues such as airport congestion, noise restrictions,
aviation certification requirements for the use of different aircraft categories and novel methods solving these problems.
Third year
AERO3360
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2301 Assessment: Through semester
assessment(45%), Final Exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to develop a student's understanding of the theoretical basis of advanced aerospace structural analysis; and introduce students
to the solution of real-world aircraft structural problems. This UoS will develop the following attributes: An understanding of the derivation of the
fundamental equations of elasticity and their application in certain analytical problems; An understanding of plate theory and the ability to use
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this to obtain analytical solutions for plate bending and buckling problems; An understanding of energy-method to develop a deeper appreciation
for the complexities of designing solution techniques for structural problems; An understanding of the basic principals behind stressed-skin aircraft
construction and the practical analysis of typical aircraft components, including the limitations of such techniques. At the end of this unit students
will have an understanding of: 2-D and 3-D elasticity: general equations and solution techniques; Energy methods in structural analysis, including
the principles of virtual work and total potential and complimentary energies; Fundamental theory of plates, including in-plane and bending loads
as well as buckling and shear instabilities; Solution techniques for plate problems including: Navier solutions for rectangular plates; Combined
bending and in-plane loading problems; Energy methods for plate-bending; and Plate buckling for compression and shear loadings; Bending of
beams with unsymmetrical cross-sections; Basic principals and theory of stressed-skin structural analysis; Determination of direct stresses and
shear flows in arbitrary thin-walled beams under arbitrary loading conditions including: Unsymmetrical sections, Open and closed sections, Single
and multi-cell closed sections, Tapered sections, Continuous and idealized sections; The analysis of common aircraft components including
fuselages, wings, skin-panels, stringers, ribs, frames and cut-outs; The effects of end constraints and shear-lag on the solutions developed as
well as an overall appreciation of the limitations of the solution methods presented
AMME3500
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2500; (MATH2061 or MATH2961 or
MATH2067) Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial)
Day
This unit of study aims to allow students to develop an understanding of methods for modeling and controlling linear, time-invariant systems.
Techniques examined will include the use of differential equations and frequency domain approaches to modeling of systems. This will allow
students to examine the response of a system to changing inputs and to examine the influence of external stimuli such as disturbances on system
behaviour. Students will also gain an understanding of how the responses of these mechanical systems can be altered to meet desired specifications
and why this is important in many engineering problem domains.
The study of control systems engineering is of fundamental importance to most engineering disciplines, including Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronic
and Aerospace Engineering. Control systems are found in a broad range of applications within these disciplines, from aircraft and spacecraft to
robots, automobiles, computers and process control systems.The concepts taught in this course introduce students to the mathematical foundations
behind the modelling and control of linear, time-invariant dynamic systems.
In particular, topics addressed in this course will include:
1. Techniques for modelling mechanical systems and understanding their response to control inputs and disturbances. This will include the use
of differential equations and frequency domain methods as well as tools such as Root Locus and Bode plots.
2. Representation of systems in a feedback control system as well as techniques for determining what desired system performance specifications
are achievable, practical and important when the system is under control
3. Theoretical and practical techniques that help engineers in designing control systems, and an examination of which technique is best in solving
a given problem.
AERO3460
Aerospace Design 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3 hours of in-class project work per week. Prerequisites: AMME2301 and MECH2400
Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of aircraft component design. In doing so it will emphasize all the considerations,
trade-offs and decisions inherent in this process and thus enable students to gain an understanding of why aircraft structures are designed in
the way they are with respect to aircraft operational, certification, manufacturing and cost considerations. At the end of this unit students will be
able to understand the design process, especially as it applies to aircraft individual component design; Have a familiarity with some of the standard
industry practices for component design; An increasing familiarity with typical aerospace analysis techniques along with the primary failure modes
that need to be considered; An understanding of the importance of different failure modes for different components and how these relate to
load-conditions; a farmilarity with the operating environment that must be considered when designing components; and understanding of some
off the legal and ethical requirements of aircraft design engineers to give a basic understanding of the regulatory framework in which aircraft
design is conducted.
AERO3260
Aerodynamics 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Associated laboratory sessions during semester. Prerequisites:
AMME2200 AND (MATH2061 OR MATH2067 OR MATH2961) Assumed knowledge: General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements
of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous
linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers and complex functions. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus:
This UoS should prepare students to be able to undertake aerodynamic performance calculations for industry design situations. The unit aims
to develop a knowledge and appreciation of the complex behaviour of airflow in the case of two dimensional aerofoil sections and three dimensional
wings; To encourage hands-on experimentation with wind-tunnel tests to allow an understanding of these concepts and their range of applicability.
To understand the limitations of linearised theory and the effects of unsteady flow.
AERO3261
Propulsion
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262)
Assumed knowledge: Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics Assessment: Through semester assessment(55%), Final Exam (45%) Campus:
This unit aims to develop and understanding of aircraft propulsion systems. Students will learn to solve problems related to the analysis and
selection of various propulsion systems in use - propellers, gas turbines, etc.
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The topics covered include:Propulsion unit requirements for subsonic and supersonic flight; thrust components, efficiencies, additive drag of
intakes. Piston engine components and operation. Propeller theory. Operation, components and cycle analysis of gas turbine engines; turbojets;
turbofans; turboprops; ramjets. Components: compressor; fan; burner; turbine; nozzle. Efficiency of components; Off-design considerations.
Future directions; minimisation of noise and pollution; scram-jets; hybrid engines.
AERO3560
Flight Mechanics 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. 2 hours of laboratory work per semester. Prerequisites:
AMME2500 Corequisites: AMME3500 Assumed knowledge: This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Units
and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics. It is expected that students have satisfactorily completed the following material:
ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments, equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular motion. AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms,
kinematics, frames of reference, mass and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass MECH2500 and/or ENGG1802, you should spend some time revising the
material of those Units of Study early in the semester. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This unit aims to develop an understanding of aircraft longitudinal equilibrium, static stability, dynamic stability and response. Students will develop
an understanding of the importance and significance of flight stability, will gain skills in dynamic system analysis and will learn mathematical tools
used for prediction of aircraft flight behaviour. Students will gain skills in problem solving in the area of flight vehicle motion, and learn the
fundamentals of flight simulation. At the end of this unit students will be able to understand: aircraft flight conditions and equilibrium; the effects
of aerodynamic and propulsive controls on equilibrium conditions; the significance of flight stability and its impact of aircraft operations and pilot
workload; the meaning of aerodynamic stability derivatives and their sources; the effects of aerodynamic derivatives on flight stability; the impact
of flight stability and trim on all atmospheric flight vehicles. Students will also be able to model aircraft flight characteristics using computational
techniques and analyse the aircraft equations of rigid-body motion and to extract stability characteristics. Course content will include static
longitudinal aircraft stability: origin of symmetric forces and moments; static and manoeuvring longitudinal stability, equilibrium and control of
rigid aircraft; aerodynamic load effects of wings, stabilisers, fuselages and power plants; trailing edge aerodynamic controls; trimmed equilibrium
condition; static margin; effect on static stability of free and reversible controls.
AERO3465
Aerospace Design 2
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4 hours of lecture/project work session per week. 2 hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: AMME2301 and
MECH2400 Assumed knowledge: Introductory Aerospace concepts and materials. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%) Campus:
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the aerospace industry procedures for design, analysis, and testing of aircraft and aerospace
vehicle components. It provides a Design-Build-Test experience by putting into practice, learning outcomes from this and other previously
completed UoS, through working on a small structure which is representative of a typical light metal aircraft. Students will be introduced to typical
metallic and composite materials and structures for aerospace vehicles. The unit also provides an introduction to fatigue and damaged tolerance
analysis of metallic aircraft structures. Experiential learning opportunities are provided to acquire skills and knowledge in structural design,
analyses, testing methods, procedures, techniques, and equipment. On satisfactory completion of this unit students will have gained practical
skills relevant to working on typical modern aircraft and aerospace vehicle components. They will learn from methods, techniques, and experiences
from the modern aerospace industry. Experiential learning is enhanced through verifying analyses with actual testing of fabricated component,
and the experience of a full design-build-test cycle of a typical aerospace structural component. Subject areas covered will include design methods,
internal loads calculations, stress analysis, design for manufacture, joints and fasteners, test procedures, fatigue and damage tolerance, composites,
and the art of design.
Fourth year
AERO4460
Aerospace Design 3
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3 hours of project work in-class per week. Prerequisites: AERO3260 AND AERO3261
AND AERO3360 AND AERO3460 Assumed knowledge: AERO1400, AERO2703 and AERO3465 Assessment: Through semester assesment (100%) Campus:
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the application of design to the modern aerospace industry. Students will gain an overview of how
to manage a design team and will also gain skills in carrying out detailed design problems. Course content will include: Design requirements;
Sources of information for aircraft design; Configuration design: performance, weight and balance, propulsion; Aerodynamic design: lift, drag
and control; Structural design: loads, materials; Philosophies of design and analysis; System design: requirements and specification; System
design procedures; systems integration.
ENGG4000
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: no formal classes Prerequisites: 36 Credit Points of Senior Units Assessment: Proposal, Report Portfolio (100%)
Practical field work: Equivalent of 12 weeks in industry Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Professional Practice
Note: Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit.
The BE requires students to obtain industrial work experience of twelve weeks duration (60 working days) or its equivalent towards satisfying
the requirements for award of the degree. Students are recommended to undertake their work experience in the break between Year 3 and 4,
however any engineering work taken after Year 2 may be accepted for the requirements of this unit.
Students must be exposed to professional engineering practice to enable them to develop an engineering approach and ethos, and to gain an
appreciation of engineering ethics. and to gain an appreciation of engineering ethics.
The student is required to inform the Faculty of any work arrangements by emailing the Undergraduate Administration Office of the Faculty of
Engineering and Information Technologies prior to the commencement of work. Assessment in this unit is by the submission of a portfolio
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containing written reports on the involvement with industry. For details of the reporting requirements, go to the faculty`s Practical Experience web
site.

AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - own time, Prerequisites: 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over.
Corequisites: AMME4112
Prohibitions: AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010
Campus:
The fourth year honours thesis aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a defined piece of independent research in a setting
and in a manner that fosters the development of engineering research skills. These skills include the capacity to define a research question,
showing how it relates to existing knowledge, identifying the tools needed to investigate the question, carrying out the research in a systematic
way, analysing the results obtained and presenting the outcomes in a report that is clear, coherent and logically structured. Honours thesis is
undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each. Honours Thesis A covers first steps
of thesis research starting with development of research proposal. Thesis B covers the second of stage writing up and presenting the research
results.
Students are asked to write a thesis based on a research project, which is very often related to some aspect of a staff member's research interests.
Some projects will be experimental in nature, others may involve computer-based simulation, feasibility studies or the design, construction and
testing of equipment. Direction of thesis work may be determined by the supervisor or be of an original nature, but in either case the student is
responsible for the execution of the practical work and the general layout and content of the thesis itself. The final thesis must be the student's
individual work, although research is sometimes conducted in the framework of a group project shared with others. Students undertaking research
on this basis will need to take care in ensuring the individual quality of their own research work and the final thesis submission. The thesis will
be judged on the extent and quality of the student's original work and particularly how critical, perceptive and constructive he or she has been in
assessing his/her work and that of others. Students will also be required to present the results of their findings to their peers and supervisors as
part of a seminar program.
It is not expected that a thesis at this level will represent a significant contribution to new knowledge; nor is it expected that theses will resolve
great intellectual problems. The timeframe available for the thesis is simply too short to permit students to tackle complex or difficult problems.
Indeed, a key aim of the thesis is to specify a research topic that arouses sufficient intellectual curiosity, and presents an appropriate range and
diversity of technical and conceptual challenges, while remaining manageable and allowing achievable outcomes within the time and resources
available. It is important that the topic be of sufficient scope and complexity to allow a student to learn their craft and demonstrate their research
skills. Equally imperative is that the task not be so demanding as to elude completion.
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - own time, Prerequisites: 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over
Prohibitions: AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Supervision
The fourth year honours thesis aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a defined piece of independent research or design work
in a setting and in a manner that fosters the development of engineering skills in research or design. These skills include the capacity to define
a research or design question, showing how it relates to existing knowledge, identifying the tools needed to investigate the question, carrying
out the research or design in a systematic way, analysing the results obtained and presenting the outcomes in a report that is clear, coherent
and logically structured. Honours thesis is undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points
each. Honours Thesis A covers first steps of thesis research starting with development of research proposal. Thesis B covers the second of
stage writing up and presenting the research results.
Students are asked to write a thesis based on a research or major design project, which is very often related to some aspect of a staff member's
research interests. Some projects will be experimental in nature, others may involve computer-based simulation, feasibility studies or the design,
construction and testing of equipment. Direction of thesis work may be determined by the supervisor or be of an original nature, but in either case
the student is responsible for the execution of the practical work and the general layout and content of the thesis itself. The final thesis must be
the student's individual work, although research is sometimes conducted in the framework of a group project shared with others. Students
undertaking research on this basis will need to take care in ensuring the individual quality of their own research work and the final thesis submission.
The thesis will be judged on the extent and quality of the student's original work and particularly how critical, perceptive and constructive he or
she has been in assessing his/her work and that of others. Students will also be required to present the results of their findings to their peers and
supervisors as part of a seminar program.
It is not expected that a thesis at this level will represent a significant contribution to new knowledge; nor is it expected that theses will resolve
great intellectual problems. The time frame available for the thesis is simply too short to permit students to tackle complex or difficult problems.
Indeed, a key aim of the thesis is to specify a research or design topic that arouses sufficient intellectual curiosity, and presents an appropriate
range and diversity of technical and conceptual challenges, while remaining manageable and allowing achievable outcomes within the time and
resources available. It is important that the topic be of sufficient scope and complexity to allow a student to learn their craft and demonstrate their
research or design skills. Equally imperative is that the task not be so demanding as to elude completion.
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AMME4121
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - own time Prerequisites: 30 credit points of senior units of study. Prohibitions:
AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Supervision
To complete the research requirement for their engineering degree, students now have a choice of either completing Honours Thesis A/B (AMME
4111/AMME4112) or Project A/B (AMME 4121/AMME4122). Project A/B is intended to be more practical in orientation while Thesis A/B demands
extensive literature review and critical analysis of outcomes. Honours Thesis is a program for individuals whereas Projects can be done by groups
or by an individual. Engineering Project A/B is undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points
each. Engineering Project A covers first steps of project work, starting with development of project proposal. Project B covers the second of stage
writing up and presenting the project results. The fourth year engineering project aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a
defined piece of independent design work in a setting and in a manner that fosters the development of engineering design skills. These skills
include the capacity to define a engineering design problem, showing how it relates to prior art, identifying appropriate tools and methods, carrying
out a design in a systematic way and presenting outcomes in a report that is clear, coherent and logically structured
AMME4122
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - own time Prerequisites: AMME4121 and 30 credits of 3rd year units of study
Prohibitions: AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Supervision
To complete the research requirement for their engineering degree, students now have a choice of either completing Honours Thesis A/B (AMME
4111/AMME4112) or Project A/B (AMME 4121/AMME4122). Project A/B is intended to be more practical in orientation while Thesis A/B demands
extensive literature review and critical analysis of outcomes. Honours Thesis is a program for individuals whereas Projects can be done by groups
or by an individual. Engineering Project A/B is undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points
each. Engineering Project A covers first steps of project work, starting with development of project proposal. Project B covers the second of stage
writing up and presenting the project results. The fourth year engineering project aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a
defined piece of independent design work in a setting and in a manner that fosters the development of engineering design skills. These skills
include the capacity to define a engineering design problem, showing how it relates to prior art, identifying appropriate tools and methods, carrying
out a design in a systematic way and presenting outcomes in a report that is clear, coherent and logically structured
Normally taken in Semester 2Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112. Students in the Pass program must
enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 or advanced equivalent, as acceptable alternative to AMME2500.Most units of study offered
by the Faculty of Science shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to prerequisite conditions (as required
by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before
enrolling.Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program
units of study as an alternative to a semester's standard units.
BE (Aeronautical)
In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete 30 credit points of
recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 6 credits points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit
points is required to be eligible for the award of the degree of BE (Aeronautical).
BE (Aeronautical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSc or BPM

In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of
recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the
BE/BSc or BE/BMedSc; or the Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for the BPM. A minimum of 240 credit
points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
BE(Aeronautical)/BA
In addition to gaining credit for the units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 18 credit points of recommended
elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the
BE/BA. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of
recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the
BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Law.
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AERO3660
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%) Campus:
This unit aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the current state of aerospace design, manufacturing, and operations in the Australian
aviation industry. Students will gain skills in aerospace engineering management. On satisfactory completion of this unit, students will be able to
apply risk management skills to a variety of industry situations and use appropriate methodology to manage these situations. Students will also
become proficient in the use of Project Management tools and learn how to apply them to industry standard problems. Subject areas covered
within the Unit of Study include principles and practice of aviation and airline management; discussion and analysis of airline operations; flight
safety and airworthiness standards; risk and reliability management; and management in aerospace engineering design.
AERO4206
Rotary Wing Aircraft
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorials per semester. Prerequisites: AERO3260 Assumed knowledge: Prior
Learning : concepts from 3rd Year Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit. Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the theory of flight, design and analysis of helicopters, auto-gyros and other rotary wing aircraft.
Students will gain an appreciation of the extra difficulties involved when the vehicle flow is cyclic in nature. At the end of this unit students will be
able to: Identify and predict the various flow states of a generic lift producing rotor; Use appropriate methods to determine the forces and torques
associated with the rotor; Estimate values for typical stability derivatives for helicopters and be able to construct a simple set of stability analysis
equations for the vehicle; become aware of the regulatory and liability requirements relating to all aspects of commercial helicopter operation
and maintenance. Course content will include introduction to rotary wing aircraft; vertical flight performance; forward flight performance; blade
motion and control; dynamics of rotors; rotor-craft stability; rotor blade design.
AERO4260
Aerodynamics 2
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: AMME2200 Assessment: Through semester
assessment (20%), Final Exam (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to introduce students to: elementary and advanced topics in Gasdynamics (High Speed Flows). Course content will include review
of Equations of Gasdynamics, One-Dimensional Gas Flow, Isentropic Flows, Normal Shock, Flow in a Converging and a Converging-Diverging
Nozzle, Steady Two-dimensional Supersonic flow, Shock waves (Normal and Oblique), Method of Characteristics, Two-dimensional Supersonic
Aerofoils, Introduction to Three-dimensional Effects, Unsteady Flows, Moving Shock, Shock Tube Flow and Transonic Flow and Compressible
Boundary Layers. At the end of this unit the student will be able to calculate a high speed flow about an aerofoil and compressible flow through
a duct of varying cross section and will have a good appreciation of Transonic and Hypersonic Flows.
AERO4360
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2.5 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: AERO3360 Assessment: Through semester
assessment (55%), Final Exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to teach fundamentals of modern numerical and analytical techniques for evaluating stresses, strains, deformations and strengths
of representative aerospace structures. In particular the focus is on developing an understanding of: Fundamental concepts and formulations of
the finite element methods for basic structural analysis; Elements for typical aerospace structures, such as beams/frames, plates/shells, and
their applications and limitations; Finite element techniques for various types of problems pertinent to aerospace structures; d)and, developing
hands-on experience of using selected commercial finite element analysis program. At the end of this unit of study the following will have been
covered: Introduction to Finite Element Method for modern structural and stress analysis; One-dimensional rod elements; Generalization of FEM
for elasticity; Two- and three-dimensional trusses; FEA for beams and frames in 2D and 3D; Two-dimensional problems using constant strain
triangular elements; The two-dimensional isoparametric elements; Plates and shells elements and their applications; FEA for axisymmetric shells
and pressure vessels, shells of revolution; FEA for axisymmetric solids subjected to axi-symmetric loading; FEA for structural dynamics, eigenvalue
analysis, modal response, transient response; Finite element analysis for stress stiffening and buckling of beams, plates and shells;
Three-dimensional problems in stress analysis; Extensions to the element library, higher order elements, special elements; Constraints; FEA
modeling strategy; FEA for heat conduction; FEA for non-linear material and geometric analysis.
AERO4560
Flight Mechanics 2
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AERO3560 and AMME3500 Assumed
knowledge: AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1
develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques.
Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the application of flight mechanics principles to modern aircraft systems. Students will gain skills
in problem solving in the areas of dynamic aircraft behaviour, aircraft sensitivity to wind gusts, control systems development and aircraft handling
analysis. At the end of this unit students will be able to: Uunderstand the nature of an aircraft's response to control inputs and atmospheric
disturbances, including the roles of the various modes of motion; Analyse an aircraft's response to control inputs in the frequency domain using
Laplace Transforms and Transfer Function representations; Represent and model wind gust distributions using stochastic methods (Power
Spectral Density); Analyse an aircraft's response to disturbances (wind gust inputs) by combining Transfer Function representations with gust
PSD's; Uunderstand the principles of stability augmentation systems and autopilot control systems in aircraft operation, their functions and
purposes; Understand basic feedback control systems and classical frequency domain loop analysis; Understand the characteristics of closed
loop system responses; Understand the characteristics of PID, Lead, Lag and Lead-Lag compensators, and to be competent in designing suitable
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compensators using Bode and Root-locus design techniques; Design multi-loop control and guidance systems and understand the reasons for
their structures.
AERO5200
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AERO5210 or AERO3260 Assumed
knowledge: BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%) Campus:
Objectives/Expected Outcomes: To develop a specialist knowledge in the fields of computational, non-linear and unsteady aerodynamics.
Syllabus Summary: Introduction to transonic flows and application to design of aircraft components. Elements of Hypersonic flow; real gas effects
Boundary layer in compressible flow and shock - boundary layer interaction. ; flutter and divergence. Solution of aerospace flow problems using
finite volume methods. Unsteady supersonic one-dimensional flow. Hypersonic flow. Introduction to the use of CFD for transonic flow. Rarefied
gas dynamics. Direct simulation method (DSMC); near-continuum solutions. Simulation techniques for numerical solutions of non-linear continuum
flow.
AERO5400
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4 hours of lectures per week. Assumed knowledge: BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering
field with familiarity in aircraft design. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
This Unit aims to provide familiarity and understanding with practical aircraft design processes expected in industry, including the evaluation and
case studies of existing aircraft designs. Students will gain a better understanding of relevant issues particularly related to the design of aircraft
with a level of confidence to lead them to develop new designs or modifications, having a good balance between theory and real-world applications.
Good familiarity with unique and stringent international aviation regulations and certification processes will be expected with respect to the design
of aircraft. Topics coved by the lectures will include aircraft specifications; aircraft selection and evaluation; aircraft configuration design; design
considerations for aerodynamics, structures, systems, manufacture, testing, certification, life-cycle-cost, operations; the use of computational
aircraft design tools, in particular DARcorp's Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA); and introduction to multidisdiplinary design optimisation methods.
Projects will be based on case study analyses and evaluation of aircraft types to operational specifications and requirements.
AERO5500
Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. 2hrs of laboratory per semester. Prerequisites: AERO5510
OR AERO3560. Assumed knowledge: BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Note: All MPE and ME students are required to do AERO5510 unless they have already completed an equivalent to AERO5510/AERO3560. This UoS can then be
taken as an advanced elective.
This unit aims to develop an understanding of aircraft flight test, validation and verification, and the development of modern flight control, guidance,
and navigation systems. Students will gain skills in analysis, problem solving and systems design in the areas of aircraft dynamic system
identification and control. At the end of this unit students will be able to understand elements of the following: the principles of stability augmentation
systems and autopilot control systems in aircraft operation, their functions and purposes; the characteristics of closed loop system responses;
advanced feedback control systems and state-space design techniques; the concepts of parameter and state estimation; the design of observers
in the state space and the implementation of a Kalman Filter; multi-loop control and guidance systems and the reasons for their structures; flight
test principles and procedures and the implementation a flight test programme.
AERO5520
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3hrs per week of lectures , workgroups, site visits and demonstrations through semester. Prerequisites: AERO5510
OR AERO3560 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This unit of study aims to develop a thorough qualitative understanding of modern avionics and aircraft systems. It deals with the full breadth of
cockpit avionics systems and subsystems from flight instrument and display technology to flight management, flight control, navigation and sensor
systems.
At the end of this unit students will be able to understand the following: the principles of modern cockpit display technologies and the information
they portray; the functions of flight control and navigation systems and their interactions with actuation and other aircraft systems; engine
management systems; communication systems; payload sensor systems; the interactions of avionics components with power, hydraulic, bus
and communication systems together with their underlying physical principles; the principles of avionics system requirements, specification ,
design, regulation and certification; fault tolerance and redundancy; software engineering and system integration.
AMME5202
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Lectures: 1 hour per week; Tutorials: 1 hour per week; Laboratory Sessions: 2 hours per week Assumed knowledge:
Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating
flows. Basic computer programming skills. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Objectives: To provide students with the necessary skills to use commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics packages and to carry out research
in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics. Expected outcomes: Students will have a good understanding of the basic theory of Computational
Fluid Dynamics, including discretisation, accuracy and stability. They will be capable of writing a simple solver and using a sophisticated commercial
CFD package. Syllabus summary: A course of lectures, tutorials and laboratories designed to provide the student with the necessary tools for
using a sophisticated commercial CFD package. A set of laboratory tasks will take the student through a series of increasingly complex flow
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simulations, requiring an understanding of the basic theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The laboratory tasks will be complemented
by a series of lectures in which the basic theory is covered, including: governing equations; finite difference methods accuracy and stability for
the advection equation, diffusion equation; direct and iterative solution techniques; solution of the full Navier-Stokes equations; turbulent flow;
Cartesian tensors; turbulence models.
AMME5510
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures per week, 2 hrs of tutorials per week, 8 hours of laoratory work per semester. Assumed knowledge:
(AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (AMME2200 OR AMME5200) AND (AMME2500 OR AMME5500). Assessment: Through semester assessment (35%), Final
Exam (65%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
This UoS should prepare the student to be able to undertake vibration and acoustic measurement calculations for industry design situations.
The unit aims to introduce a number of new concepts required for analysis of vibrations and acoustics. The response of structure under different
dynamic forces, including human and aerodynamic, will be investigated. A number of hands-on experiments will be performed to allow an
understanding of the concepts and applicability.
The acoustics component will include: basic acoustics theory, sound generation and propagation, impedance, absorbing materials, industrial
noise sources, isolation methods of noise control, enclosures, instrumentation and measurement, frequency analysis, noise regulations and
computational acoustics.
Students can select from other elective units offered within the University that are approved by the Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical
and Mechatronic Engineering.
ENGG1000
Credit points: 6 Session: Int January, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1hr Lecture per week; 1hr Tutorial per week; 1 hr elearning session per week. Assessment:
Through semester assessment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Int January.
ENGG1000 is a unique course that aims to provide students with an understanding of the historical development of Engineering with relation to
societal expectations of the period. Engineering as a field of study and profession has developed over millennia from simple (yet significant)
advances in technology such as the lever and wheel, to modern day examples such as advanced computers, nanomaterials and space flight.
Interaction between human society and Engineers has helped develop and guide the advancement of engineering technology; with society posing
problems for Engineers to solve and Engineers developing new technology that changed the course of human history, and helped shape the
world we live in.
The general philosophy behind Engineering is that Engineers work to fulfil the needs of society (water, electricity, technological improvements
etc.), and as such Engineers are expected to act ethically towards society. The role of Engineers in society will be analysed and discussed from
a humanistic perspective, with relation to the current Engineers Australia code of ethics. Other relevant philosophical analyses of Engineering
as a skill and profession will also be examined such as, aesthetics, creativity, the epistemology of Engineering and more.
This course will use online resources extensively and help develop research and communication skills of students, whilst providing an overview
of the historical significance of Engineers in society, and what it means to be an Engineer.
Note
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Course Overview
The space engineering specialisation at the University of Sydney is the only one of its kind in Australia. Space engineering is an exciting and
challenging new area of teaching and research concerned with the theory, design, testing, construction and use of engineering components in
aerospace.
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical (Space) Engineering) you will undertake four core units of study providing a foundation in orbital
mechanics, aerospace systems design, satellite subsystems, launch technology, and remote sensing. You may also choose to complete optional
advanced space engineering projects. As a graduate you will be able to meet the challenges of evolving space industries in fields such as
propulsion systems, aeronautical design, communications, and navigation.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical (Space) Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit
points, comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Aero)(Space)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical (Space) Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional
credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain
credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First year
AERO1560
Introduction to Aerospace
Engineering
N MECH1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1801
ENGG1803
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
Normally taken in Semester 1. Students in combined degrees are exempt.

MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
AMME1362
Materials 1
Semester 2
AERO1400
Intro to Aircraft Construction &
Design
A Some basic skills with engineering workshop hand tools is desireable

Semester 2
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
Second year
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
MATH2067
Engineers

Semester 1
AMME2700
Instrumentation
Semester 1

AMME2500

Semester 1
BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012, or advanced equivalent, as acceptable alternative.
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
AERO2705
Space Engineering 1
A First Year Maths and basic programming skills.

P (AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800) AND MATH1001 AND
MATH1002 AND MATH1003
Semester 2
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Third year
AERO3260
Aerodynamics 1
A General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential

flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and
graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series;
Complex numbers and complex functions.
P AMME2200 AND (MATH2061 OR MATH2067 OR MATH2961)
Semester 2
AERO3360
P AMME2301
Semester 1
AERO3460
Aerospace Design 1
Semester 1
AMME3500
Semester 1
AERO3261
Propulsion
A Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics

P AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262)
Semester 2
AERO3560
Flight Mechanics 1
A This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Semester 1
Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics. It is
expected that students have satisfactorily completed the following material: ENGG1802
Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments, equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular
motion. AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms, kinematics, frames of reference,
mass and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass MECH2500 and/or ENGG1802, you
should spend some time revising the material of those Units of Study early in the semester.
P AMME2500
C AMME3500
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
P AERO2705
Semester 2
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3
P AERO3760
Semester 1
ENGG4000
Fourth year
Semester 1

AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
Normally taken in Semester 1.
AMME4122
Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112, students in the Pass program must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012, or advanced equivalent, as acceptable alternative to AMME2500.
(as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.
Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate AMME International Exchange Program units of study as an
alternative to a semester's standard units.
units of study for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for
the award of BE(Aeronautical)(Space).
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BMedSc or BCom or BPM

elective units of study for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc or BE/BMedSc;
or the Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
elective units of study for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA.
A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering
and Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
elective units of study for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies and the Faculty of Law.

AERO3660
Semester 2
AERO4260
Aerodynamics 2
P AMME2200
Semester 2
AERO4360
P AERO3360
Semester 1
AERO4560
Flight Mechanics 2
A AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics Semester 1
that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft
flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and
control system synthesis techniques.
P AERO3560 and AMME3500
AERO5200
A BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field.

P AERO5210 or AERO3260
AERO5400
A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field with familiarity in aircraft Semester 2
design.
AERO5500
Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation
Adv
A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field.

Semester 2
P AERO5510 OR AERO3560.
All MPE and ME students are required to do AERO5510 unless they have already completed
an equivalent to AERO5510/AERO3560. This UoS can then be taken as an advanced elective.
AERO5520
P AERO5510 OR AERO3560
Semester 2
AERO5700
Space Engineering (Advanced)
A AERO3760
Semester 2
AMME5202
Dynamics
programming skills.
AMME5510

AMME5500).
Semester 2
AMME5520
Advanced Control and Optimisation
P AMME3500 OR AMME5501.
Semester 1
Semester 1
Students can select the unit below or other elective units offered within the University that are approved by Head of School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and
Mechatronics Engineering.
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Aero)(Space)
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(Aeronautical) (Space)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical (Space)
Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set
out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by
completing additional credit points of elective units of study as
recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for
Core units of study

First year
AERO1560
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour
of tutorial and 3 hours of workshop practice per week Prohibitions: MECH1560,
MTRX1701, ENGG1800 Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%)
This Unit introduces students to the role of professional aerospace

engineers, along with the development of fundamental engineering
knowledge and skills for aerospace vehicle design, analysis
performance and operation. Students will learn through experience,
to develop professional skills in research, interpretation,
communication, and presentation of information relating to aerospace
engineering. Expected learning includes: introduction to lateral thinking
concepts; glossary of aerospace vehicle components and terminology;
an introduction to the multiple disciplines related to aerospace
engineering, such as aerodynamics, aircraft and spacecraft
performance, mechanics of flight, aerospace structures, materials and
propulsion systems; how the various disciplines are integrated into
the design and development of flight platform systems; the operating
characteristics of modern flight vehicles, their uses and limitations;
modern developments and future trends in aerospace; the limitations
of the aerospace environment; teamwork; and resource management.
Significantly, professional enhancement is introduced through the
development of basic hands-on workshop skills. These practical skills
enable students to have a better appreciation of the hardware that
they are expected to apply their engineering knowledge to, during
their aerospace engineering profession. Experiential learning is
facilitated working with machine tools and hand tools in a supervised
workshop environment, to develop fundamentals of practical aerospace
vehicle component manufacture, construction, servicing and repair.
MATH1001


Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1803

105

Normally taken in Semester 1. Students in combined degrees are
exempt.
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
ENGG1802

AMME1362
Materials 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures, 2 hours
of tutorials per week. 3 hours of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions:
CIVL2110, AMME2302, AMME1550
Assessment: Through semester
assessment(45%), Final Exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
This unit is an introductory course in engineering materials. The unit

aims to develop students' understanding of the structures, mechanical
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properties and manufacture of a range of engineering materials as

well as how the mechanical properties relate to microstructure and
forming and treatment methods. The unit has no prerequisite subject
and is therefore intended for those with little or no previous background
in engineering materials. However the unit does require students to
take a significant degree of independent responsibility for developing
their own background knowledge of materials and their properties.
The electrical, magnetic, thermal and optical properties of materials
are a critical need-to-know area where students are expected to do
most of their learning by independent study.
AERO1400
Intro to Aircraft Construction & Design
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 3
hours of workshop sessions per week Assumed knowledge: Some basic skills
with engineering workshop hand tools is desireable Assessment: Through
The study towards BE(Aeronautical) involves learning about the

Design, Analysis, Flight, and Operation of Aircraft and other Flight
Platforms. This unit facilitates the training towards becoming
professional aeronautical engineers through a globally-unique
experiential-learning opportunity to provide a strong background
familiarity with aircraft hardware. This unit is designed to educate and
facilitate the learning of aircraft design, basic aircraft construction
techniques, the operation of light aircraft and the registration and
regulations relating to light aircraft. In addition to hands-on skills on
the construction phase, this unit facilitates learning in motivations for
unique aircraft design, aircraft aerodynamics, flight mechanics,
structural aspects and other design-related issues. Teamwork plays
a very important role in this unit; the ability to work with peers and
supervising staff is an invaluable skill sought after by employers of
engineers. Throughout the semester, students will be actively
participating in the construction of a light aircraft. The aircraft is to be
constructed under current Australian Civil Aviation Regulations so
that students will gain an insight into all aspects of the process. By
being a part of the construction team, students will also experience
the organisational requirements necessary to successfully complete
a complex engineering project. The aircraft construction workshop
component is complemented with lectures, homework, research and
assignments to further enhance the learning experience on aircraft.
The final outcome will be that students gain a good foundation of:
aircraft design and analyses methods; innovative methods of
construction; techniques for selecting, sizing and stressing
components; regulatory requirements for certification; off-design
requirements; construction tolerances; and team-work requirements
in undertaking complex engineering projects.
Second year
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or
MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or
MATH1907), ENGG1802 Assessment: Through semester assessment(35%),
Final Exam (65%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Equilibrium of deformable structures; basic concept of deformation

compatibility; stress and strain in bars, beams and their structures
subjected to tension, compression, bending, torsion and combined
loading; statically determinate and indeterminate structures; energy
methods for bar and beam structures; simple buckling; simple vibration;
deformation of simple frames and cell box beams; simple
two-dimensional stress and Morh's circle; problem-based applications
in aerospace, mechanical and biomedical engineering.
MATH2067
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Three 1 hour lectures, one 1
hour tutorial and one 1 hour practice class per week. Prerequisites: (MATH1011
or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or
MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) Prohibitions:
MATH2061, MATH2961, MATH2065, MATH2965 Assessment: One 2 hour
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:
MATH2067 starts by introducing students to solution techniques of

ordinary and partial differential equations (ODEs and PDEs) relevant
to the engineering disciplines: it provides a basic grounding in these
techniques to enable students to build on the concepts in their
subsequent engineering classes. The main topics are Fourier series,
second order ODEs, including inhomogeneous equations and Laplace
transforms, and second order PDEs in rectangular domains (solution
by separation of variables).
The unit moves on to topics from vector calculus, including
vector-valued functions (parametrised curves and surfaces; vector
fields; div, grad and curl; gradient fields and potential functions), line
integrals (arc length; work; path-independent integrals and
conservative fields; flux across a curve), iterated integrals (double
and triple integrals; polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates; areas,
volumes and mass; Green's Theorem), flux integrals (flow through a
surface; flux integrals through a surface defined by a function of two
variables, though cylinders, spheres and parametrised surfaces),
Gauss's Divergence Theorem and Stokes' Theorem.
Students in the combined BE/BSc degree program can take both
MATH2061 and MATH2065 as an alternative.
AMME2700
Instrumentation
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs of lectures per week,
2hr of tutorials per week, 6hrs of laboratory per semester. Prerequisites:
AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800 Assumed
knowledge: ENGG1801 or INFO1103 Programming Skills, 1st Year maths
skills, familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts. Assessment: Final
Exam (40%), through semester assessment (60%)
Campus:
This unit aims to develop in students an understanding of the

engineering measurements and instrumentation systems.The students
will acquire an ability to make accurate and meaningful measurements.
It will cover the general areas of electrical circuits and
mechanical/electronic instrumentation for strain, force, pressure,
moment, torque, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature
and so on.
AMME2500
hours of tutorials per week. 6 hours of laboratory work per semester.
Prerequisites: (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or
MATH1902), (AMME1550 or PHYS1001 or PHYS1901 ) Assessment: Through
semester assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%)
Campus:
This unit of study aims to teach: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Analysis

of Planar mechanisms; Kinematics of rigid bodies; Kinetics of rigid
bodies. Students will also develop their skills in: how to model and
analyse dynamic systems and the application of theory to real systems
through practical/laboratory sessions.
At the end of this unit students will have developed skills in modelling
and analysing planar mechanisms and rigid body dynamic systems.
Course content will include planar mechanisms, linkages, mobility;
instant centres of rotation, Kennedy's theorem; velocity and
acceleration polygons; kinematics of rigid bodies, frames of reference,
velocity and acceleration, rotating frame of reference, relative velocity
and acceleration, gyroscopic acceleration; kinetics of rigid bodies,
linear momentum and Euler's first law; angular momentum and Euler's
second law; centre of mass; moments of inertia, parallel axis and
parallel plane theorems, principal axes and principal moments of
inertia, rotation about an axis; impulse and momentum; work and

energy, kinetic and potential energies; applications to orbital and
gyroscopic motion; introduction to Lagrangian methods.
BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012, or advanced
equivalent, as acceptable alternative.
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
hours of tutorials per week, 6hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions:
AMME2200 Assumed knowledge: MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003; or
advanced versions. Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are
expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus
and linear algebra.
This unit covers the fundamentals of fluid statics and fluid dynamics.
At the end of this unit students will have: an understanding of the basic
equations governing the statics and dynamics of fluids; the ability to
analyze and determine the forces applied by a static fluid; the ability
to analyse fluids in motion. The course will cover both inviscid and
viscous fluid flow. The course will introduce the relevant parameters
for fluid flow in internal engineering systems such as pipes and pumps
and external systems such as flow over wings and airfoils. Course
content will cover the basic concepts such as viscosity, density,
continuum, pressure, force, buoyancy and acceleration; and more
detailed methods including continuity, conservation of momentum,
streamlines and potential flow theory, Bernoulli equation, Euler
equation, Navier-Stokes equation. Experiments will introduce flow
measuring devices and flow observation.
AMME2262
hours of tutorials per week. 12 hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions:
AMME2200 Assumed knowledge: MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003 or
advanced versions. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final
and linear algebra.
This unit aims to teach the basic laws of thermodynamics and heat
transfer. At the end of this unit students will have: an understanding
of the basic laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer; The ability to
analyze the thermodynamics of a simple open or closed engineering
system. The basic knowledge to analyse and design 1D thermal
circuits. Course content will include concepts of heat and work,
properties of substances, first law of thermodynamics, control mass
and control volume analysis, thermal efficiency, entropy, second law
of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, isentropic
efficiency, power and refrigeration cycles, heat transfer by conduction,
convection and radiation, 1D thermal circuits and transient heat
transfer.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lectures; 2hrs tuts/lab
per week Assumed knowledge: ENGG1801 and ENGG1802, HSC Maths
and Physics Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Aim: For students to experience a realistic the design process and to

develop good engineering skills.
1. the need for and use of standard drawings in the communication
and definition of parts and assemblies,
3. creativity,
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AERO2705
Space Engineering 1
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: (AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR
MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800) AND MATH1001 AND MATH1002 AND MATH1003
Assumed knowledge: First Year Maths and basic programming skills.
Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final Exam (50%)
This unit aims to introduce students to the terminology, technology

and current practice in the field of Space Engineering. Course content
will include a variety of topics in the area of orbital mechanics, satellite
systems and launch requirements. Case studies of current systems
will be the focus of this unit.
Third year
AERO3260
Aerodynamics 1
hours of tutorials per week. Associated laboratory sessions during semester.
Prerequisites: AMME2200 AND (MATH2061 OR MATH2067 OR MATH2961)
Assumed knowledge: General conservation equations applied to fluid flow;
Fundamental elements of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow;
Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra
for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers
and complex functions. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%),
This UoS should prepare students to be able to undertake

aerodynamic performance calculations for industry design situations.
The unit aims to develop a knowledge and appreciation of the complex
behaviour of airflow in the case of two dimensional aerofoil sections
and three dimensional wings; To encourage hands-on experimentation
with wind-tunnel tests to allow an understanding of these concepts
and their range of applicability. To understand the limitations of
linearised theory and the effects of unsteady flow.
AERO3360
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2301 Assessment: Through
semester
assessment(45%),
Final
Exam
(55%)
Campus:
This unit aims to develop a student's understanding of the theoretical

basis of advanced aerospace structural analysis; and introduce
students to the solution of real-world aircraft structural problems. This
UoS will develop the following attributes: An understanding of the
derivation of the fundamental equations of elasticity and their
application in certain analytical problems; An understanding of plate
theory and the ability to use this to obtain analytical solutions for plate
bending and buckling problems; An understanding of energy-method
to develop a deeper appreciation for the complexities of designing
solution techniques for structural problems; An understanding of the
basic principals behind stressed-skin aircraft construction and the
practical analysis of typical aircraft components, including the
limitations of such techniques. At the end of this unit students will have
an understanding of: 2-D and 3-D elasticity: general equations and
solution techniques; Energy methods in structural analysis, including
the principles of virtual work and total potential and complimentary
energies; Fundamental theory of plates, including in-plane and bending
loads as well as buckling and shear instabilities; Solution techniques
for plate problems including: Navier solutions for rectangular plates;
Combined bending and in-plane loading problems; Energy methods
for plate-bending; and Plate buckling for compression and shear
loadings; Bending of beams with unsymmetrical cross-sections; Basic
principals and theory of stressed-skin structural analysis; Determination
of direct stresses and shear flows in arbitrary thin-walled beams under
arbitrary loading conditions including: Unsymmetrical sections, Open
and closed sections, Single and multi-cell closed sections, Tapered
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sections, Continuous and idealized sections; The analysis of common

aircraft components including fuselages, wings, skin-panels, stringers,
ribs, frames and cut-outs; The effects of end constraints and shear-lag
on the solutions developed as well as an overall appreciation of the
limitations of the solution methods presented
AERO3460
Aerospace Design 1
hours of in-class project work per week. Prerequisites: AMME2301 and
MECH2400 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
This unit aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of

aircraft component design. In doing so it will emphasize all the
considerations, trade-offs and decisions inherent in this process and
thus enable students to gain an understanding of why aircraft
structures are designed in the way they are with respect to aircraft
operational, certification, manufacturing and cost considerations. At
the end of this unit students will be able to understand the design
process, especially as it applies to aircraft individual component design;
Have a familiarity with some of the standard industry practices for
component design; An increasing familiarity with typical aerospace
analysis techniques along with the primary failure modes that need
to be considered; An understanding of the importance of different
failure modes for different components and how these relate to
load-conditions; a farmilarity with the operating environment that must
be considered when designing components; and understanding of
some off the legal and ethical requirements of aircraft design engineers
to give a basic understanding of the regulatory framework in which
aircraft design is conducted.
AMME3500
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2500; (MATH2061 or
MATH2961 or MATH2067) Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit of study aims to allow students to develop an understanding

of methods for modeling and controlling linear, time-invariant systems.
Techniques examined will include the use of differential equations
and frequency domain approaches to modeling of systems. This will
allow students to examine the response of a system to changing inputs
and to examine the influence of external stimuli such as disturbances
on system behaviour. Students will also gain an understanding of how
the responses of these mechanical systems can be altered to meet
desired specifications and why this is important in many engineering
problem domains.
The study of control systems engineering is of fundamental importance
to most engineering disciplines, including Electrical, Mechanical,
Mechatronic and Aerospace Engineering. Control systems are found
in a broad range of applications within these disciplines, from aircraft
and spacecraft to robots, automobiles, computers and process control
systems. The concepts taught in this course introduce students to the
mathematical foundations behind the modelling and control of linear,
time-invariant dynamic systems.
1. Techniques for modelling mechanical systems and understanding
their response to control inputs and disturbances. This will include the
use of differential equations and frequency domain methods as well
as tools such as Root Locus and Bode plots.
2. Representation of systems in a feedback control system as well as
techniques for determining what desired system performance
specifications are achievable, practical and important when the system
is under control
3.Theoretical and practical techniques that help engineers in designing
control systems, and an examination of which technique is best in
solving a given problem.
AERO3261
Propulsion
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and
AMME2262) Assumed knowledge: Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and
thermodynamics Assessment: Through semester assessment(55%), Final
This unit aims to develop and understanding of aircraft propulsion

systems. Students will learn to solve problems related to the analysis
and selection of various propulsion systems in use - propellers, gas
turbines, etc.
The topics covered include:Propulsion unit requirements for subsonic
and supersonic flight; thrust components, efficiencies, additive drag
of intakes. Piston engine components and operation. Propeller theory.
Operation, components and cycle analysis of gas turbine engines;
turbojets; turbofans; turboprops; ramjets. Components: compressor;
fan; burner; turbine; nozzle. Efficiency of components; Off-design
considerations. Future directions; minimisation of noise and pollution;
scram-jets; hybrid engines.
AERO3560
Flight Mechanics 1
Prerequisites: AMME2500 Corequisites: AMME3500 Assumed knowledge:
This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered
in previous Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of
aircraft flight mechanics. It is expected that students have satisfactorily completed
the following material: ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments,
equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular motion. AMME2500
Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms, kinematics, frames of reference, mass
and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass MECH2500 and/or ENGG1802,
you should spend some time revising the material of those Units of Study early
in the semester. Assessment: Through semester assessment(50%), Final
This unit aims to develop an understanding of aircraft longitudinal

equilibrium, static stability, dynamic stability and response. Students
will develop an understanding of the importance and significance of
flight stability, will gain skills in dynamic system analysis and will learn
mathematical tools used for prediction of aircraft flight behaviour.
Students will gain skills in problem solving in the area of flight vehicle
motion, and learn the fundamentals of flight simulation. At the end of
this unit students will be able to understand: aircraft flight conditions
and equilibrium; the effects of aerodynamic and propulsive controls
on equilibrium conditions; the significance of flight stability and its
impact of aircraft operations and pilot workload; the meaning of
aerodynamic stability derivatives and their sources; the effects of
aerodynamic derivatives on flight stability; the impact of flight stability
and trim on all atmospheric flight vehicles. Students will also be able
to model aircraft flight characteristics using computational techniques
and analyse the aircraft equations of rigid-body motion and to extract
stability characteristics. Course content will include static longitudinal
aircraft stability: origin of symmetric forces and moments; static and
manoeuvring longitudinal stability, equilibrium and control of rigid
aircraft; aerodynamic load effects of wings, stabilisers, fuselages and
power plants; trailing edge aerodynamic controls; trimmed equilibrium
condition; static margin; effect on static stability of free and reversible
controls.
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
hours of project work sessions per week. Prerequisites: AERO2705
Campus:
This unit aims to provide students with a learning environment that

promotes systems thinking and allows students to develop skills in
systems analysis and design. In particular the UoS will focus on
Aerospace systems, and students will develop both theoretical and
practical skills in the area of systems engineering for this discipline.
The primary objective is to develop fundamental systems engineering
and systems thinking skills. At the end of this unit students will be able
to: define the requirements process and be able to apply it to
aerospace systems design.; conduct requirements analysis for an
aerospace system and to drill down through requirements breakdown
and the use of the V-diagram in this analysis; conduct functional and
technical analysis and determine design drivers in a system; manage
the use of a log book and its application in engineering design; develop
technical skills in the design and development of satellite subsystems;
conduct appropriate interaction processes between team members
for the successful achievement of goals. Course content will include
fundamentals of systems engineering; satellite subsystems; systems
design.
Fourth year
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AERO3760 Assessment: Through
This UoS aims to teach students the fundamental principles and

methods of designing solutions to optimal estimation and control
problems in space engineering applications. Students will apply
learned techniques in optimal estimation and control theory to solving
a wide range of different problems in engineering such as satellite
positioning systems, satellite attitude determination, satellite orbit
determination and remote sensing, optimal flight control, reentry and
orbit transfers. Students will learn to recognize and appreciate the
coupling between the different elements within an estimation and
control task, from a systems-theoretic perspective.
ENGG4000
Campus:

Students should have completed three years of their BE program
before enrolling in this unit.

of units.
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project
A&B. For enrolment in Honours a WAM of 65% or greater is required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time, Prerequisites: 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or
over. Corequisites: AMME4112 Prohibitions: AMME4121, AMME4122,
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AMME4010 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:

The fourth year honours thesis aims to provide students with the
opportunity to carry out a defined piece of independent research in a
setting and in a manner that fosters the development of engineering
research skills. These skills include the capacity to define a research
question, showing how it relates to existing knowledge, identifying the
tools needed to investigate the question, carrying out the research in
a systematic way, analysing the results obtained and presenting the
outcomes in a report that is clear, coherent and logically structured.
Honours thesis is undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in
two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each. Honours Thesis
A covers first steps of thesis research starting with development of
research proposal. Thesis B covers the second of stage writing up
and presenting the research results.
Students are asked to write a thesis based on a research project,
which is very often related to some aspect of a staff member's research
interests. Some projects will be experimental in nature, others may
involve computer-based simulation, feasibility studies or the design,
construction and testing of equipment. Direction of thesis work may
be determined by the supervisor or be of an original nature, but in
either case the student is responsible for the execution of the practical
work and the general layout and content of the thesis itself. The final
thesis must be the student's individual work, although research is
sometimes conducted in the framework of a group project shared with
others. Students undertaking research on this basis will need to take
care in ensuring the individual quality of their own research work and
the final thesis submission. The thesis will be judged on the extent
and quality of the student's original work and particularly how critical,
perceptive and constructive he or she has been in assessing his/her
work and that of others. Students will also be required to present the
results of their findings to their peers and supervisors as part of a
seminar program.
It is not expected that a thesis at this level will represent a significant
contribution to new knowledge; nor is it expected that theses will
resolve great intellectual problems. The timeframe available for the
thesis is simply too short to permit students to tackle complex or
difficult problems. Indeed, a key aim of the thesis is to specify a
research topic that arouses sufficient intellectual curiosity, and presents
an appropriate range and diversity of technical and conceptual
challenges, while remaining manageable and allowing achievable
outcomes within the time and resources available. It is important that
the topic be of sufficient scope and complexity to allow a student to
learn their craft and demonstrate their research skills. Equally
imperative is that the task not be so demanding as to elude completion.
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
over Prohibitions: AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010 Assessment:
Mode of delivery: Supervision
opportunity to carry out a defined piece of independent research or
design work in a setting and in a manner that fosters the development
of engineering skills in research or design. These skills include the
capacity to define a research or design question, showing how it
relates to existing knowledge, identifying the tools needed to
investigate the question, carrying out the research or design in a
systematic way, analysing the results obtained and presenting the
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Students are asked to write a thesis based on a research or major

design project, which is very often related to some aspect of a staff
member's research interests. Some projects will be experimental in
nature, others may involve computer-based simulation, feasibility
studies or the design, construction and testing of equipment. Direction
of thesis work may be determined by the supervisor or be of an original
nature, but in either case the student is responsible for the execution
of the practical work and the general layout and content of the thesis
itself. The final thesis must be the student's individual work, although
research is sometimes conducted in the framework of a group project
shared with others. Students undertaking research on this basis will
need to take care in ensuring the individual quality of their own
research work and the final thesis submission. The thesis will be
judged on the extent and quality of the student's original work and
particularly how critical, perceptive and constructive he or she has
been in assessing his/her work and that of others. Students will also
be required to present the results of their findings to their peers and
resolve great intellectual problems. The time frame available for the
research or design topic that arouses sufficient intellectual curiosity,
and presents an appropriate range and diversity of technical and
conceptual challenges, while remaining manageable and allowing
achievable outcomes within the time and resources available. It is
important that the topic be of sufficient scope and complexity to allow
a student to learn their craft and demonstrate their research or design
skills. Equally imperative is that the task not be so demanding as to
elude completion.
AMME4121
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time Prerequisites: 30 credit points of senior units of study. Prohibitions:
AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 Assessment: Through semester
Supervision
To complete the research requirement for their engineering degree,

students now have a choice of either completing Honours Thesis A/B
(AMME 4111/AMME4112) or Project A/B (AMME 4121/AMME4122).
Project A/B is intended to be more practical in orientation while Thesis
A/B demands extensive literature review and critical analysis of
outcomes. Honours Thesis is a program for individuals whereas
Projects can be done by groups or by an individual. Engineering
Project A/B is undertaken across two semesters of enrolment, in two
successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each. Engineering Project
A covers first steps of project work, starting with development of project
proposal. Project B covers the second of stage writing up and
presenting the project results. The fourth year engineering project
aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a defined
piece of independent design work in a setting and in a manner that
fosters the development of engineering design skills. These skills
include the capacity to define a engineering design problem, showing
how it relates to prior art, identifying appropriate tools and methods,
carrying out a design in a systematic way and presenting outcomes
in a report that is clear, coherent and logically structured
AMME4122
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time Prerequisites: AMME4121 and 30 credits of 3rd year units of study
Prohibitions: AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 Assessment: Through
delivery: Supervision


Normally taken in Semester 2Students in the Honours program must
enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112, students in the Pass program
must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012, or advanced
equivalent, as acceptable alternative to AMME2500. Most units of
study offered by the Faculty of Science shown in the tables can be
replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to prerequisite
conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.Students
undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must
enrol in the appropriate AMME International Exchange Program units
of study as an alternative to a semester's standard units.

In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the
above table, candidates are required to complete 24 credit points of
recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical (Space)
Engineering and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A
minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award
of BE(Aeronautical)(Space).
BE(Aeronautical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or
BMedSc or BCom or BPM
above table, candidates are required to complete at least 6 credit
points of recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical (Space)
Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty
of Science for the BE/BSc or BE/BMedSc; or the Sydney Business
School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A
minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined
degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty
in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum of 240 credit
points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates
should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the
combined degree.

of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is required to
be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the
Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information

AERO3660
hours of tutorials per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%)
This unit aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the current

state of aerospace design, manufacturing, and operations in the
Australian aviation industry. Students will gain skills in aerospace
engineering management. On satisfactory completion of this unit,
students will be able to apply risk management skills to a variety of
industry situations and use appropriate methodology to manage these
situations. Students will also become proficient in the use of Project
Management tools and learn how to apply them to industry standard
problems. Subject areas covered within the Unit of Study include
principles and practice of aviation and airline management; discussion
and analysis of airline operations; flight safety and airworthiness
standards; risk and reliability management; and management in
aerospace engineering design.
AERO4260
Aerodynamics 2
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: AMME2200 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit aims to introduce students to: elementary and advanced

topics in Gasdynamics (High Speed Flows). Course content will include
review of Equations of Gasdynamics, One-Dimensional Gas Flow,
Isentropic Flows, Normal Shock, Flow in a Converging and a
Converging-Diverging Nozzle, Steady Two-dimensional Supersonic
flow, Shock waves (Normal and Oblique), Method of Characteristics,
Two-dimensional
Supersonic
Aerofoils,
Introduction
to
Three-dimensional Effects, Unsteady Flows, Moving Shock, Shock
Tube Flow and Transonic Flow and Compressible Boundary Layers.
At the end of this unit the student will be able to calculate a high speed
flow about an aerofoil and compressible flow through a duct of varying
cross section and will have a good appreciation of Transonic and
Hypersonic Flows.
AERO4360
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2.5 hours of lectures and 2
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: AERO3360 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit aims to teach fundamentals of modern numerical and

analytical techniques for evaluating stresses, strains, deformations
and strengths of representative aerospace structures. In particular
the focus is on developing an understanding of: Fundamental concepts
and formulations of the finite element methods for basic structural
analysis; Elements for typical aerospace structures, such as
beams/frames, plates/shells, and their applications and limitations;
Finite element techniques for various types of problems pertinent to
aerospace structures; d)and, developing hands-on experience of using
selected commercial finite element analysis program. At the end of
this unit of study the following will have been covered: Introduction to
Finite Element Method for modern structural and stress analysis;
One-dimensional rod elements; Generalization of FEM for elasticity;
Two- and three-dimensional trusses; FEA for beams and frames in
2D and 3D; Two-dimensional problems using constant strain triangular
elements; The two-dimensional isoparametric elements; Plates and
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shells elements and their applications; FEA for axisymmetric shells

and pressure vessels, shells of revolution; FEA for axisymmetric solids
subjected to axi-symmetric loading; FEA for structural dynamics,
eigenvalue analysis, modal response, transient response; Finite
element analysis for stress stiffening and buckling of beams, plates
and shells; Three-dimensional problems in stress analysis; Extensions
to the element library, higher order elements, special elements;
Constraints; FEA modeling strategy; FEA for heat conduction; FEA
for non-linear material and geometric analysis.
AERO4560
Flight Mechanics 2
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AERO3560 and AMME3500
Assumed knowledge: AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering
mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight
Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability.
AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system
synthesis techniques. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the application of flight

mechanics principles to modern aircraft systems. Students will gain
skills in problem solving in the areas of dynamic aircraft behaviour,
aircraft sensitivity to wind gusts, control systems development and
aircraft handling analysis. At the end of this unit students will be able
to: Uunderstand the nature of an aircraft's response to control inputs
and atmospheric disturbances, including the roles of the various modes
of motion; Analyse an aircraft's response to control inputs in the
frequency domain using Laplace Transforms and Transfer Function
representations; Represent and model wind gust distributions using
stochastic methods (Power Spectral Density); Analyse an aircraft's
response to disturbances (wind gust inputs) by combining Transfer
Function representations with gust PSD's; Uunderstand the principles
of stability augmentation systems and autopilot control systems in
aircraft operation, their functions and purposes; Understand basic
feedback control systems and classical frequency domain loop
analysis; Understand the characteristics of closed loop system
responses; Understand the characteristics of PID, Lead, Lag and
Lead-Lag compensators, and to be competent in designing suitable
compensators using Bode and Root-locus design techniques; Design
multi-loop control and guidance systems and understand the reasons
for their structures.
AERO5200
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: AERO5210 or AERO3260 Assumed
knowledge: BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering
field. Assessment: Through semester assessment(100%)
Campus:
Objectives/Expected Outcomes: To develop a specialist knowledge

in the fields of computational, non-linear and unsteady aerodynamics.
Syllabus Summary: Introduction to transonic flows and application to
design of aircraft components. Elements of Hypersonic flow; real gas
effects Boundary layer in compressible flow and shock - boundary
layer interaction. ; flutter and divergence. Solution of aerospace flow
problems using finite volume methods. Unsteady supersonic
one-dimensional flow. Hypersonic flow. Introduction to the use of CFD
for transonic flow. Rarefied gas dynamics. Direct simulation method
(DSMC); near-continuum solutions. Simulation techniques for
numerical solutions of non-linear continuum flow.
AERO5400
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4 hours of lectures per week.
Assumed knowledge: BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related
Engineering field with familiarity in aircraft design. Assessment: Through
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This Unit aims to provide familiarity and understanding with practical

aircraft design processes expected in industry, including the evaluation
and case studies of existing aircraft designs. Students will gain a better
understanding of relevant issues particularly related to the design of
aircraft with a level of confidence to lead them to develop new designs
or modifications, having a good balance between theory and real-world
applications. Good familiarity with unique and stringent international
aviation regulations and certification processes will be expected with
respect to the design of aircraft. Topics coved by the lectures will
include aircraft specifications; aircraft selection and evaluation; aircraft
configuration design; design considerations for aerodynamics,
structures, systems, manufacture, testing, certification, life-cycle-cost,
operations; the use of computational aircraft design tools, in particular
DARcorp's Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA); and introduction to
multidisdiplinary design optimisation methods. Projects will be based
on case study analyses and evaluation of aircraft types to operational
specifications and requirements.
AERO5500
Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv
hours of tutorials per week. 2hrs of laboratory per semester. Prerequisites:
AERO5510 OR AERO3560. Assumed knowledge: BE in area of Aerospace
Engineering or related Engineering Field. Assessment: Through semester
Note: All MPE and ME students are required to do AERO5510 unless they have
already completed an equivalent to AERO5510/AERO3560. This UoS can then
be taken as an advanced elective.
This unit aims to develop an understanding of aircraft flight test,

validation and verification, and the development of modern flight
control, guidance, and navigation systems. Students will gain skills in
analysis, problem solving and systems design in the areas of aircraft
dynamic system identification and control. At the end of this unit
students will be able to understand elements of the following: the
principles of stability augmentation systems and autopilot control
systems in aircraft operation, their functions and purposes; the
characteristics of closed loop system responses; advanced feedback
control systems and state-space design techniques; the concepts of
parameter and state estimation; the design of observers in the state
space and the implementation of a Kalman Filter; multi-loop control
and guidance systems and the reasons for their structures; flight test
principles and procedures and the implementation a flight test
programme.
AERO5520
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3hrs per week of lectures ,
workgroups, site visits and demonstrations through semester. Prerequisites:
AERO5510 OR AERO3560 Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit of study aims to develop a thorough qualitative understanding

of modern avionics and aircraft systems. It deals with the full breadth
of cockpit avionics systems and subsystems from flight instrument
and display technology to flight management, flight control, navigation
and sensor systems.
At the end of this unit students will be able to understand the following:
the principles of modern cockpit display technologies and the
information they portray; the functions of flight control and navigation
systems and their interactions with actuation and other aircraft
systems; engine management systems; communication systems;
payload sensor systems; the interactions of avionics components with
power, hydraulic, bus and communication systems together with their
underlying physical principles; the principles of avionics system
requirements, specification , design, regulation and certification; fault
tolerance and redundancy; software engineering and system
integration.
AERO5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr of lectures per week, 2hr
of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: AERO3760 Assessment: Through
Planetary observation using robotics and intelligents systems will grow

in importance over the next decade. These systems can take the form
of either intelligent spacecraft, robotic air vehicles or planetary rovers.
In this subject we will study a wide range of robotic spacecraft systems
that are used for planetary observation and focus on their
specifications as well as their internal systems. From a practical
perspective will be working hands on with the Mars Rover developed
at the University of Sydney to study the various intelligent components
and how they come together.
AMME5202
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Lectures: 1 hour per week;
Tutorials: 1 hour per week; Laboratory Sessions: 2 hours per week Assumed
knowledge: Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor
series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers,
separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills.
Campus:
Objectives: To provide students with the necessary skills to use

commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics packages and to carry out
research in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics. Expected
outcomes: Students will have a good understanding of the basic theory
of Computational Fluid Dynamics, including discretisation, accuracy
and stability. They will be capable of writing a simple solver and using
a sophisticated commercial CFD package. Syllabus summary: A
course of lectures, tutorials and laboratories designed to provide the
student with the necessary tools for using a sophisticated commercial
CFD package. A set of laboratory tasks will take the student through
a series of increasingly complex flow simulations, requiring an
understanding of the basic theory of computational fluid dynamics
(CFD). The laboratory tasks will be complemented by a series of
lectures in which the basic theory is covered, including: governing
equations; finite difference methods accuracy and stability for the
advection equation, diffusion equation; direct and iterative solution
techniques; solution of the full Navier-Stokes equations; turbulent flow;
AMME5510
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures per week, 2
hrs of tutorials per week, 8 hours of laoratory work per semester. Assumed
knowledge: (AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (AMME2200 OR AMME5200)
AND (AMME2500 OR AMME5500). Assessment: Through semester
assessment (35%), Final Exam (65%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This UoS should prepare the student to be able to undertake vibration

and acoustic measurement calculations for industry design situations.
The unit aims to introduce a number of new concepts required for
analysis of vibrations and acoustics. The response of structure under
different dynamic forces, including human and aerodynamic, will be
investigated. A number of hands-on experiments will be performed to
allow an understanding of the concepts and applicability.
The acoustics component will include: basic acoustics theory, sound
generation and propagation, impedance, absorbing materials, industrial
noise sources, isolation methods of noise control, enclosures,
instrumentation and measurement, frequency analysis, noise
regulations and computational acoustics.
This unit introduces engineering design via optimization, i.e. finding

the "best possible" solution to a particular problem. For example, an
autonomous vehicle must find the fastest route between two locations
over a road network; a biomedical sensing device must compute the
most accurate estimate of important physiological parameters from
noise-corrupted measurements; a feedback control system must
stabilize and control a multivariable dynamical system (such as an
aircraft) in an optimal fashion.
The student will learn how to formulate a design in terms of a "cost
function", when it is possible to find the "best" design via minimization
of this "cost", and how to do so. The course will introduce widely-used
optimization frameworks including linear and quadratic programming
(LP and QP), dynamic programming (DP), path planning with Dijkstra's
algorithm, A*, and probabilistic roadmaps (PRMs), state estimation
via Kalman filters, and control via the linear quadratic regulator (LQR)
and Model Predictive Control (MPC). There will be constant emphasis
on connections to real-world engineering problems in control, robotics,
aerospace, biomedical engineering, and manufacturing.
Students can select the unit below or other elective units offered within
the University that are approved by Head of School of Aerospace,
Mechanical, and Mechatronics Engineering.
ENGG1000
Campus:
Int January.

and space flight.
Note
Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend on subject
availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.
For a standard enrolment plan for Aeronautical (Space) Engineering
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cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Aero)(Space)
AMME5520
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr lectures per week; 2h
tutorial per week Prerequisites: AMME3500 OR AMME5501. Assessment:
Through semester assessment (50%), Final exam (50%)
Campus:
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Course Overview
Mechanical engineers design and develop everything you think of as a machine, from supersonic fighter jets to bicycles and toasters. The Bachelor
of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) will teach you how to design a mechanical component, a whole machine, a mechanical system and a
mechanical process.
You will learn how to analyse mechanical design, using the principles of motion, energy, and force to ensure the safety and reliability of products,
and you will understand how efficient systems and processes support the manufacture of products at a competitive cost.
As a mechanical engineering graduate you may specialise in areas such as manufacturing, automotive, transportation or air conditioning.
Mechanical engineers work in the automotive, aerospace, chemical, computer, communication, paper, and power generation industries. Increasingly,
mechanical engineers are needed in the environmental and biomedical fields; you may pursue a career in the expanding field of nanotechnology.
You may also choose to use your degree as preparation for admission to a graduate program in medicine or law at Sydney.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechanical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mech)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary
shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of
not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First year
MECH1560
Introduction to Mechanical
Engineering
N AERO1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1801
ENGG1803
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
MECH1400
Mechanical Construction
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
A Material from MECH1560 (steam engine), HSC studies (Maths, Physics, Chemistry).
Semester 2

AMME1362
Materials 1
Semester 2
AMME2500

Semester 1
MATH2067
Engineers

Semester 1
Second year
AMME2700
Instrumentation
Semester 1
Students in combined degrees are exempt for this unit.

AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
Third year
AMME3500
Semester 1
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
MECH3260
A Fundamentals of thermodynamics are needed to begin this more advanced course.

Semester 2
MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2
Semester 1
MECH3361
Mechanics of Solids 2
P AMME2301 and AMME2302
Semester 2
MECH3362
Materials 2
A This subject requires you to have two important skills to bring in: (1) A good understanding Semester 1
of basic knowledge and principles of material science and engineering from AMME2302
Materials I and mechanics of solids for simple structural elements (in tension, bending, torsion)
from AMME2301 ; (2) Reasonable mathematical skills in calculation of stresses and strains in
simple structural elements.
MECH3460
Mechanical Design 2
A Properties of engineering materials including fatigue failure theories. Statics and dynamics Semester 2
properties of machines. Practical use of Word and Excel including the use of the 'solver' and
graphing capabilities built into the spreadsheet. The use of a spreadsheet is mandatory.
P MECH2400 and AMME2301
MECH3660
Manufacturing Engineering
P MECH2400 or ENGG1960
Semester 1
Fourth year
ENGG4000

Semester 1
Students must select at least one of the following two units of study.
MECH4601
A ENGG1803, ENGG4000 It is recommended that you have undertaken ENGG4000 Practical Semester 1
Experience in a period prior to undertaking this course, or be able to demonstrate equivalent
understanding of professional practice as some assessment tasks will draw upon your
experiences in professional engineering practice.
MECH4460
Mechanical Design 3
A ENGG1802, AMME2301, AMME2500, MECH3361

P MECH2400 and MECH3460
Semester 1

Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
AMME4122

(as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.
Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate exchange program units of study as an alternative to a
semester's standard units.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering relating to this table:

units of study for Mechanical ENgineering and 6 credit points for free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award
of the degree of BE(Mechanical).
BE(Mechanical Engineering)/BSc or BCom or BMedSc or BPM

units of studyfor Mechanical Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the Sydney Business
School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates
should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
units of study for Mechanical ENgineering and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum of 240
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in
which they are undertaking the combined degree
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
units of study for Mechanical Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is
required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in which they are
undertaking the combined degree.

AMME5202
Dynamics
programming skills.
MECH5275
Advanced Renewable Energy
A The students will require an understanding of the basic principles of fluid mechanics,
Semester 2
thermodynamics and heat transfer, and the application of these principles to energy conversion
systems. In particular, students should be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform
first and second law thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems; and perform
calculations of radiative, conductive and convective heat transfer.
P MECH5262 or MECH3260
AMME5101
Energy and the Environment
Semester 1
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
(Adv)
A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics Semester 2
and heat transfer.
N MECH4255
MECH5265
Advanced Combustion
P (MECH5262 or MECH3260) and (MECH5261 or MECH3261)

N MECH4265
Semester 2
MECH5310
Advanced Engineering Materials
N MECH4310
Semester 1
MECH4460
Mechanical Design 3
A ENGG1802, AMME2301, AMME2500, MECH3361

P MECH2400 and MECH3460
Semester 1
AMME5961
Biomaterials Engineering
A Recommended 6 credit points of junior biology 6 credit points of junior chemistry 6 credit Semester 2
points of junior materials science 6 credit points of engineering design Assumed Knowledge:
Chemistry, biology, materials engineering, and engineering design at least at the Junior level.
AMME5912
Crash Analysis and Design
A Computer Aided Drafting, Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics
AMME5902
Advanced Computer Aided
Manufacturing
AMME5510

AMME5500).
Semester 2
AMME5310
Engineering Tribology
A (AMME2302 OR AMME5302) AND (AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (MECH3261 OR

MECH5261).
Semester 1
AMME5520
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students can select from the units below or other elective units offered within the University that are approved by the Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechanical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mech)
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(Mechanical)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering are
required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any
additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional
credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty,
as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192
credit points.
Core units of study

First year
MECH1560
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: (1hr lec, 2hrs tut, 3hrs
workshop) per week Prohibitions: AERO1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800
Campus:
Objectives:
a) To develop an understanding of the role of Mechanical Engineers.
b) To understand the content of the degree structure and how the
subjects are applied.
c) To develop an understanding of a range of machining and
manufacturing processes required to make mechanical components.
Introductory Mechanical Engineering (50%): Subject introduces the
Mechanical Engineering degrees. An overview of the range of roles
of a Mechanical Engineer (people, case studies, guests, etc.). The
skills/knowledge required of an engineer and the relationship between
the subjects in the degree program and how they are applied by
practicing engineers. Fundamentals of machinery and equipment
common to this degree, with some introductory analysis techniques
and problem solving methods.
Manufacturing Technology (50%): Safety requirements: All students
are required to comply with the safety regulations. Students who fail
to do this will not be permitted to enter the workshops. In particular,
approved industrial footwear must be worn, and long hair must be
protected by a hair net. Safety glasses must be worn at all times.
Workshop Technology practical work in: (a) Fitting . Measurement,
marking, hammers, cutting, tapping and screwing, reaming and
scraping. (b)Machining . lathe, mill, grinder, drill, shaper, and finishing
operations. (c)Welding . Practical work in gas and electric welding.
(d)Blacksmithing and forging. (e) Foundary . moulding and casting.
MATH1001


Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1803

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Normally taken in Semester 1, students in combined degrees are
exempt from this unit.
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed
Learn about selected historical events, research methods, analysis

techniques, application of theory and analysis to real machinery, use
of machine and hand tools.
This is a project based subject where the students will design, build
and test their own designs. Historical developments in the area of the
project are researched and applied and research into relevant fields
is required to fully understand and analyse the project problem.
The unit ties in with workshop component of MECH1560. Skills
developed become relevant in MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1
AMME1362
Materials 1

Second year

AMME2500
Textbooks

ENGG1802

MECH1400
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour of lectures and 3 hours
of workshop practice per week. Assumed knowledge: Material from MECH1560
(steam engine), HSC studies (Maths, Physics, Chemistry). Assessment:

Campus:
MATH2067
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:

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AMME2700
Instrumentation
Campus:

and so on.
Students in combined degrees are exempt for this unit.
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
and linear algebra.
AMME2262
and linear algebra.
transfer.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

3. creativity,
Third year
AMME3500

problem domains.
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is under control
MECH3260
Prerequisites: AMME2200 OR AMME2262. Assumed knowledge:
Fundamentals of thermodynamics are needed to begin this more advanced
course. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%).
This unit aims to develop an understanding of: the principles of

thermodynamic cycles, gas mixtures, combustion and thermochemistry
applied to engineering processes, power and refrigeration systems;
heat transfer equipment design. To classify heat transfer situations
as conduction, convection, radiation, forced or natural convection. To
determine the appropriate approach to problems, the type of solution
needed, analytical or numerical. To be able to arrive at a solution and
predict heat transfer rates and be able to design and size heat transfer
equipment.
At the end of this unit students will be able to: apply the principles of
thermodynamics and heat transfer to engineering situations; have the
ability to tackle and solve a range of complex thermodynamics cycles,
air conditioning, combustion, chemical equilibrium, problems involving
gas mixtures; have the ability to tackle and solve a range of heat
transfer problems including finned heat exchangers, cooling by fluids,
quenching, insulation and solar radiation.
Course content will include: Thermodynamics: exergy and entropy,
power cycles: spark ignition, Diesel, gas turbine; gas mixtures,
humidity, psychrometry, air-conditioning, combustion: stoichiometry,
gas analysis, combustion, thermochemistry, adiabatic flame
temperature, 2nd Law analysis of reacting systems, equilibrium,
exergy, Heat Transfer: conduction, thermal circuits, general conduction
equation, cylindrical fins, heat exchangers, numerical solutions,
unsteady conduction, convection, analytical, forced convection
correlations, natural convection, boiling, radiation spectrum, blackbody,
radiation properties and laws, environmental radiation, solar.
MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2
Prerequisites: AMME2200 OR AMME2261. Assessment: Through semester
This unit aims to provide students with a detailed understanding of

the theory and practice of fluid mechanics in the context of mechanical
engineering. Students will gain skills in problem solving in areas of
pipe, pump and channel flow; lift and drag on immersed bodies;
boundary layer theory and gas dynamics. At the end of this unit
students will have the ability to critically assess and solve problems
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commonly found in fluid mechanics practice, such as sizing pumps

and piping systems, designing channels, and determing the lift and
drag characteristics of submerged bodies. Additionally, they will
develop a structured and systematic approach to problem solving.
MECH3361
Prerequisites: AMME2301 and AMME2302 Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study aims to: teach the fundamentals of analyzing stress
and deformation in a solid under complex loading associated with the
elemental structures/components in aerospace, mechanical and
biomedical engineering; develop the following attributes: understand
the fundamental principles of solid mechanics and basic methods for
stress and deformation analysis of a solid structure/element in the
above mentioned engineering areas; gain the ability to analyze
problems in terms of strength and deformation in relation to the design,
manufacturing and maintenance of machines, structures, devices and
elements in the above mentioned engineering areas. At the end of
this unit students will have a good understanding of the following:
applicability of the theories and why so; how and why to do stress
analysis; why we need equations of motion/equilibrium; how and why
to do strain analysis; why we need compatibility equations; why
Hooke's law, why plasticity and how to do elastic and plastic
analysis; how and why to do mechanics modeling; how to describe
boundary conditions for complex engineering problems; why and how
to solve a mechanics model based on a practical problem; why and
how to use energy methods for stress and deformation analysis; why
and how to introduce plates and shells and how to do analysis for
plate and shell structures; why and how to do stress concentration
analysis and its relation to fracture and service life of a
component/structure; how and why to do fundamental plastic
deformation analysis; how and why the finite element method is
introduced and used for stress and deformation analysis.The ultimate
outcome is that the students have the ability to solve engineering
problems by comprehensively using the skills attained above.
MECH3362
Materials 2
hours of tutorials per week. 3 hours of laboratory work per semester
Prerequisites: AMME2301 and AMME2302 Assumed knowledge: This
subject requires you to have two important skills to bring in: (1) A good
understanding of basic knowledge and principles of material science and
engineering from AMME2302 Materials I and mechanics of solids for simple
structural elements (in tension, bending, torsion) from AMME2301 ; (2)
Reasonable mathematical skills in calculation of stresses and strains in simple
structural elements. Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final
This unit aims for students to understand the relationship between

properties of materials and their microstructures and to improve
mechanical design based on knowledge of mechanics and properties
of materials.
At the end of this unit students should have the capability to select
proper materials for simple engineering design.
Course content will include: short-term and long-term mechanical
properties; introductory fracture and fatigue mechanics, dislocations;
polymers and polymer composite materials; ceramics and glasses;
structure-property relationships; selection of materials in mechanical
design.
MECH3460
Mechanical Design 2
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH2400 and AMME2301
Assumed knowledge: Properties of engineering materials including fatigue
failure theories. Statics and dynamics properties of machines. Practical use of
Word and Excel including the use of the 'solver' and graphing capabilities built
into the spreadsheet. The use of a spreadsheet is mandatory. Assessment:

This unit aims to apply some newly acquired skills to begin to

understand how stress and strain are distributed in the more common
categories of machine parts. Reducing the loads in standard parts to
just the most significant, leads to a range of relatively simple analyses.
By using different degrees of simplification and a proportional amount
of effort, the examination of components can provide results of
corresponding accuracy. To lead the student to utilize and be aware
of modern computer methods, to be aware of past methods and be
prepared of future developments. Not all the analysis of mechanical
components are covered in the course but the ones that are deal with
exemplify principles that can be applied to novel items that our
graduates may encounter in their professional life.
At the end of this unit students will be able to: apply fatigue life
prediction in general to any component; design a bolted joint to carry
tensile and or shear loads: use a numerical solver to arrive at the
optimal dimensions of a component, given its loads and sufficient
boundary conditions; design shafts to carry specified steady and
alternating bending moments and torques; design and construct a
space frame, such as that for a dune buggy, to meet requirements of
strength and rigidity; be able to arrive at the principle parameters of
a pair of matched spur gears, and to be able to extend this to helical
gears.
Course content will include: stress and strain in engineering materials;
yield and ultimate fail conditions in malleable and brittle materials;
spatial, 3D frameworks; deflections due to forces, moments and
torques.
MECH3660
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH2400 or ENGG1960
Campus:
The unit aims to teach the fundamentals of manufacturing processes

and systems in mechanical, mechatronic and biomedical engineering,
including traditional and advanced manufacturing technologies.
This unit aims to develop the following attributes: to understand the
fundamental principles of manufacturing technologies for the above
mentioned engineering areas; to gain the ability to select existing
manufacturing processes and systems for direct engineering
applications; to develop ability to create innovative new manufacturing
technologies for advanced industrial applications; to develop ability
to invent new manufacturing systems
At the end of this unit students will have a good understanding of the
following: merits and advantages of individual manufacturing processes
and systems; principles of developing new technologies;
comprehensive applications and strategic selection of manufacturing
processes and systems.
Course content will include:
Manufacturing Processes: Common processes and their science
(machining, casting, powder metallurgy, metal working, welding);
merits and limitations; CNC and CAM;
Manufacturing Systems: Economics in manufacturing; flexible
manufacturing; group technology; materials selection and requirements
planning; quality control; introduction to new technology; introduction
to e-manufacturing; human factors; plant layout.
Fourth year
ENGG4000
Campus:

Students must select at least one of the following

two units of study.
MECH4601
hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: ENGG1803, ENGG4000 It
is recommended that you have undertaken ENGG4000 Practical Experience
in a period prior to undertaking this course, or be able to demonstrate equivalent
understanding of professional practice as some assessment tasks will draw
upon your experiences in professional engineering practice. Assessment:
Through semester assessment(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This unit of study aims to create an awareness of issues surrounding

the management of projects; impart knowledge resulting in a more
global approach to the practice of engineering and engineering
management; and provide a vehicle for improving communication
skills (both written and oral). The course also aims, when taken
together with other courses offered by the School, to substantially
meet the requirement of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, for
undergraduate training in management theory. On completion of this
unit students should be able to: plan small projects and contribute
effectively to planning of larger projects; work effectively in small
teams; understand their role and expected conduct in the management
of engineering projects; perform well in that role from the outset, with
performance limited only by experience; prepare an interesting and
relevant presentation on aspects of their work for their peers or senior
managers; recognise the range of expertise they may need to call on
in their role as an engineer working on a project (e.g. in safety and
environmental fields); understand what the experts are saying, and
be able to contribute effectively to that discussion.
MECH4460
Mechanical Design 3
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: MECH2400 and MECH3460
Assumed knowledge: ENGG1802, AMME2301, AMME2500, MECH3361
Assessment: Through
semester
assessment(100%)
Campus:
This unit teaches the student how to recognise where and how their
theoretical skills can be applied to the practical situations that they
may encounter in this field of design. The unit utilises assumed
theoretical knowledge and skills to elucidate the stresses and strains
that exit in the different categories of machine parts. It sets out to
make the students familiar with the simplifications that are applied to
arrive at the analytic expressions commonly used to analyse the
individual categories parts. These simplifications usually begin by
assuming that only particular types of loads are carried by each
category. The resulting analyses provide approximations to the actual
stresses and it is possible to have different degrees of simplifications,
requiring more or less work, giving better or worse approximations.
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Should a particular part be used to carry loads that were not allowed
for in the traditional method then some more appropriate method must
be found or developed. An important aspect is to make the student
practiced in a range of modern concepts, techniques and tools, and
to be made aware of their strengths and limitations. Options may be
provided in the choice of design assignments. Biomedical engineering
and vehicle design problems may be provided as options to more
general machine design problems.

of units.
A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is
required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
seminar program.
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AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
elude completion.
AMME4121
Supervision


AMME4122


met.Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their
degree must enrol in the appropriate exchange program units of study
as an alternative to a semester's standard units.

to this table:
recommended elective units of study for Mechanical ENgineering and
6 credit points for free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit
points is required to be eligible for the award of the degree of
BE(Mechanical).
BE(Mechanical Engineering)/BSc or BCom or

BMedSc or BPM
recommended elective units of studyfor Mechanical Engineering and
96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for
the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the Sydney Business School for the
BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A minimum of 240
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees.

Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of
Engineering and the faculty in which they are undertaking the
combined degree.
points of recommended units of study for Mechanical ENgineering
and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum of 240 credit points is
required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should
refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the
faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree
points of recommended units of study for Mechanical Engineering
and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for
the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is required to be eligible
for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in which
they are undertaking the combined degree.

AMME5202
Campus:

MECH5275
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH5262 or MECH3260 Assumed
knowledge: The students will require an understanding of the basic principles
of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, and the application of
these principles to energy conversion systems. In particular, students should
be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform first and second law
thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems; and perform calculations
of radiative, conductive and convective heat transfer. Assessment: Through
This unit aims to develop understanding of the engineering design

and analysis of different devices and technologies for generating
power from renewable sources including: solar, wind, wave, tidal,
ocean thermal, geothermal, hydro-electric, and biofuels; to understand
the environmental, operational and economic issues associated with
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each of these technologies. At the end of this unit students will be

able to perform in depth technical analysis of different types of
renewable energy generation devices using the principles of fluid
mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. Students will be able
to describe the environmental, economic and operational issues
associated with these devices.
AMME5101
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs lectures and 2hrs tutorials
per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
This unit is suitable for any engineering discipline student who is

interested in developing an understanding of analysis and design in
energy, power generation, environment and relevant economic issues.
The aim is to acquaint students with the methods engineers use to
design and evaluate the thermal processes used for the production
of electricity. It also assesses and deals with the environmental
consequences of power generation. At the end of this unit students
will be able to carry out preliminary design and economic impact
analyses for electrical power generation systems. A series of topics
will be covered in relation to energy and electricity and relevant issues.
The course contents will include:
1. Economic analysis of energy systems;
2. Environmental impact of power generation;
3. Principles of thermodynamics;
4. First law analysis of power cycles;
5. Design and simulation of power generation cycles;
6. Second law efficiency and availability;
7. Energy efficiency;
8. CO2 capture and sequestration;
9. Design of various components of thermal power plants.
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Adv)
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour
of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH3260 or MECH5262 Prohibitions:
MECH4255 Assumed knowledge: Students are expected to be familiar with
the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
This unit of study develops an advanced knowledge of air conditioning

systems and refrigeration applications. At the completion of this unit
students will be able to determine thermal loads on structures and
design an air conditioning or refrigeration system with attention to
comfort, control, air distribution and energy consumption. Course
content will include: applied psychrometrics, air conditioning systems,
design principles, comfort in the built environment. cooling load
calculations, heating load calculations, introduction and use of
computer-based load estimation packages software, air distribution,
fans, ducts, air conditioning controls, advanced refrigeration cycles,
evaporators, condensers, cooling towers, compressors, pumps,
throttling devices, piping, refrigerants, control, refrigeration equipment,
simulation of refrigeration systems, food refrigeration and industrial
applications; Use of CFD packages as tools to simulate flows in
building and to optimise air conditioning design, energy estimation
methods and software, energy evaluation and management in the
built environment. Use of experimental air conditioning systems to
test for thermal balances and compare with simulations.
MECH5265
Advanced Combustion
of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: (MECH5262 or MECH3260) and
(MECH5261 or MECH3261) Prohibitions: MECH4265 Assessment: Through
Campus:
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This UoS aims to teach the basic principles of combustion highlighting

the role of chemical kinetics, fluid mechanics, and molecular transport
in determining the structure of flames. Students will become familiar
with laminar and turbulent combustion of gaseous and liquid fuels
including the formation of pollutants.They will also be briefly introduced
to various applications such as internal combustion engines, gas
turbines, furnaces and fires.
This UoS will cover equilibrium compositions, flammability limits, simple
chemically reacting systems, detailed chemical kinetics, and the basic
theory underlying laminar and turbulent combustion for both premixed
and non-premixed cases. There will be an introduction to droplet
combustion, the concept of mixture fraction for non-premixed flames,
combustion in engines and gas turbines as well as the formation of
pollutants. Fire ignition, growth and spread will also be covered with
respect to safety in buildings including the hazards related to the
formation of smoke and toxic products.
MECH5310
hours of tutorials per week. Prohibitions: MECH4310 Assessment: Through
To understand (a) how to define the relationship between properties

and microstructures of advanced engineering materials, (b) how to
improve mechanical design with the knowledge of mechanics and
properties of materials, and (c) how to conduct failure diagnosis of
engineering materials.
MECH4460
Mechanical Design 3
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: MECH2400 and MECH3460
Assumed knowledge: ENGG1802, AMME2301, AMME2500, MECH3361
Assessment: Through
semester
assessment(100%)
Campus:
This unit teaches the student how to recognise where and how their
may encounter in this field of design. The unit utilises assumed
theoretical knowledge and skills to elucidate the stresses and strains
that exit in the different categories of machine parts. It sets out to
make the students familiar with the simplifications that are applied to
arrive at the analytic expressions commonly used to analyse the
individual categories parts. These simplifications usually begin by
assuming that only particular types of loads are carried by each
category. The resulting analyses provide approximations to the actual
stresses and it is possible to have different degrees of simplifications,
requiring more or less work, giving better or worse approximations.
Should a particular part be used to carry loads that were not allowed
for in the traditional method then some more appropriate method must
be found or developed. An important aspect is to make the student
to be made aware of their strengths and limitations. Options may be
provided in the choice of design assignments. Biomedical engineering
and vehicle design problems may be provided as options to more
general machine design problems.
AMME5961
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures: 3 hours per week
Assumed knowledge: Recommended 6 credit points of junior biology 6 credit
points of junior chemistry 6 credit points of junior materials science 6 credit
points of engineering design Assumed Knowledge: Chemistry, biology, materials
engineering, and engineering design at least at the Junior level. Assessment:
Campus:
To gain a basic understanding of the major areas of interest in the

biomaterials field, learn to apply basic engineering principles to
biomedical systems, and understand the challenges and difficulties
of biomedical systems. To participate in a project-based-learning
approach to the topic of design with Biomaterials.
AMME5912

Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Lectures 2 hours per week,

Tutorials 2 hours per week. Assumed knowledge: Computer Aided Drafting,
Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics Assessment: Through semester
The aim is to teach students in the undergraduate and postgraduate

levels basic concepts about friction, lubrication and wear applicable
to design and operation of mechanical systems used in engineering,
industrial, and modern applications. Examples of these systems are
lubrication of internal combustion engines, gearboxes, artificial
hip/knee joints, and micro/nano electromechanical systems.
The objective of the course is to give students skills in the area of

highly non-linear finite element analysis. Major topics covered include
CAD, Implicit / explicit codes, Wire frame geometry, Elemental Theory,
Materials, Pre-processing using ETA-PreSys, Contact, LS-Dyna, using
NCAC FEM models, Modeling fasteners, Material covered in lectures
is reinforced through independent research, assignments, quizzes
and a major capstone project. The capstone project involves the
development of an approved crash scenario.
AMME5902
Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures: 2 hours per week;
Tutorials: 2 hours per week; Laboratory: 3 hours per semester. Assessment:
The aim of this course is to enhance the student`s manufacturing

engineering skills in the CAD/CAM area. The course focuses on CNC
milling as a manufacturing automation process applied to a project.
The management, planning and marketing of a typical engineering
project are also discussed.
Objectives:Through integrated project-based learning and
hands-on-machine training, you will learn
* How to successfully complete a CAD/CAM and CNC mill based
project.
* Manufacturing management and system skills, such as product
planning, manufacturing sequence, time and cost;
* The science in designing and selecting a manufacturing method.
* How to effectively present your ideas and outcomes using oral and
report based methods.
It is expected that through your hard work in the semester, you will
find
* Enhanced learning by real-world problems.
* Improved comprehensive skill in manufacturing design.
AMME5510

AMME5310
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs of Lectures per week,
3hr of Tutorials per week, 12 hours or laboratory work per semester Assumed
AND (MECH3261 OR MECH5261). Assessment: Through semester
AMME5520
Campus:

Students can select from the units below or other elective units offered
within the University that are approved by the Head of the School of
Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering.
ENGG1000
Campus:
Int January.

and space flight.
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Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechanical Engineering visit
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mech)
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Course Overview
aerospace.
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical (Space) Engineering) you will undertake four core units of study providing a foundation in orbital
mechanics, aerospace systems design, satellite subsystems, launch technology, and remote sensing. You may also choose to complete optional
advanced space engineering projects. As a graduate you will be able to meet the challenges of evolving space industries in fields such as
propulsion systems, aeronautical design, communications, and navigation.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical (Space) Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit
points, comprising:
1.
2.
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Mechanical
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mech)(Space)
(Space)
Engineering
visit
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Space Engineering) are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out
below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be
necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First Year
MECH1560
Introduction to Mechanical
Engineering
N AERO1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1801
ENGG1803
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
Normally taken in Semester 2, students in combined degrees are exempt.

MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
MECH1400
A Material from MECH1560 (steam engine), HSC studies (Maths, Physics, Chemistry).
Semester 2
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
Students in combined degrees are exempt.

AMME1362
Materials 1
Second Year
MATH2067
Engineers
AMME2700
Instrumentation
Semester 1

AMME2500

Semester 1
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
AERO2705
Space Engineering 1

Semester 2
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Third Year
AMME3500
Semester 1
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
P AERO2705
Semester 2

MECH3660
Semester 1
AMME3500
Semester 1
MECH3260
A Fundamentals of thermodynamics are needed to begin this more advanced course.

Semester 2
MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2
Semester 1
MECH3362
Materials 2
MECH4601
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3
P AERO3760
ENGG4000
Fourth Year
Semester 1

Semester 1

AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
AMME4122

Students enrolled in combined degrees are also exempt from one of the following core units MECH3260, MECH3261, MECH3361 or MECH3362. This choice
should be based on the prereq requirements of 4th year recommended units that students plan to enrol in.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering relating to this table:

units of study for Mechanical (Space) Engineering and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for
the award of BE(Mechanical)(Space).
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM

elective units of study for Mechanical (Space) Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or
the Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined
degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
elective units of study for Mechanical (Space) Engineering and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA.
and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
elective units of study for Mechanical (Space) Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and IT and the
Faculty of Law.

AMME5202
Dynamics
programming skills.
MECH5275
A The students will require an understanding of the basic principles of fluid mechanics,
Semester 2
thermodynamics and heat transfer, and the application of these principles to energy conversion
systems. In particular, students should be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform
first and second law thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems; and perform
calculations of radiative, conductive and convective heat transfer.
AMME5101
Semester 1
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
(Adv)
A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics Semester 2
and heat transfer.
N MECH4255
MECH5265
Advanced Combustion
P (MECH5262 or MECH3260) and (MECH5261 or MECH3261)

N MECH4265
Semester 2
MECH5310
N MECH4310
Semester 1
AERO5700
A AERO3760
Semester 2
AMME5961
A Recommended 6 credit points of junior biology 6 credit points of junior chemistry 6 credit Semester 2
points of junior materials science 6 credit points of engineering design Assumed Knowledge:
Chemistry, biology, materials engineering, and engineering design at least at the Junior level.
AMME5912
A Computer Aided Drafting, Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics
AMME5902
Advanced Computer Aided
Manufacturing
AMME5510

AMME5500).
Semester 2
AMME5310
A (AMME2302 OR AMME5302) AND (AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (MECH3261 OR

MECH5261).
Semester 1
AMME5520
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Mechanical
(Space)
Engineering
visit
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Unit of Study Table
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(Mechanical) (Space)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical
Engineering (Space Engineering) are required to gain credit for the
core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary shall
be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of
study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain
Core units of study

First Year
MECH1560
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: (1hr lec, 2hrs tut, 3hrs
workshop) per week Prohibitions: AERO1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800
Campus:
Objectives:
a) To develop an understanding of the role of Mechanical Engineers.
b) To understand the content of the degree structure and how the
subjects are applied.
c) To develop an understanding of a range of machining and
manufacturing processes required to make mechanical components.
Introductory Mechanical Engineering (50%): Subject introduces the
Mechanical Engineering degrees. An overview of the range of roles
of a Mechanical Engineer (people, case studies, guests, etc.). The
skills/knowledge required of an engineer and the relationship between
the subjects in the degree program and how they are applied by
practicing engineers. Fundamentals of machinery and equipment
common to this degree, with some introductory analysis techniques
and problem solving methods.
Manufacturing Technology (50%): Safety requirements: All students
MATH1001


Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1803

137

Normally taken in Semester 2, students in combined degrees are
exempt.
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
ENGG1802

MECH1400
of workshop practice per week. Assumed knowledge: Material from MECH1560
(steam engine), HSC studies (Maths, Physics, Chemistry). Assessment:
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Learn about selected historical events, research methods, analysis

techniques, application of theory and analysis to real machinery, use
of machine and hand tools.
This is a project based subject where the students will design, build
and test their own designs. Historical developments in the area of the
project are researched and applied and research into relevant fields
is required to fully understand and analyse the project problem.
The unit ties in with workshop component of MECH1560. Skills
developed become relevant in MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1
Students in combined degrees are exempt.
AMME1362
Materials 1

Second Year
MATH2067
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:

AMME2700
Instrumentation

Campus:
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

and so on.


AMME2500
Campus:

BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 as acceptable
alternatives or advanced equivalent.
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

AERO2705
Space Engineering 1

3. creativity,
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
and linear algebra.
AMME2262
and linear algebra.
transfer.

139
Third Year

Campus:
AMME3500



problem domains.
is under control
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
Campus:

design.
MECH3660
140
AMME3500

problem domains.
is under control
MECH3260
Prerequisites: AMME2200 OR AMME2262. Assumed knowledge:
Fundamentals of thermodynamics are needed to begin this more advanced

course. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%).
This unit aims to develop an understanding of: the principles of

thermodynamic cycles, gas mixtures, combustion and thermochemistry
applied to engineering processes, power and refrigeration systems;
heat transfer equipment design. To classify heat transfer situations
as conduction, convection, radiation, forced or natural convection. To
determine the appropriate approach to problems, the type of solution
needed, analytical or numerical. To be able to arrive at a solution and
predict heat transfer rates and be able to design and size heat transfer
equipment.
At the end of this unit students will be able to: apply the principles of
thermodynamics and heat transfer to engineering situations; have the
ability to tackle and solve a range of complex thermodynamics cycles,
air conditioning, combustion, chemical equilibrium, problems involving
gas mixtures; have the ability to tackle and solve a range of heat
transfer problems including finned heat exchangers, cooling by fluids,
quenching, insulation and solar radiation.
Course content will include: Thermodynamics: exergy and entropy,
power cycles: spark ignition, Diesel, gas turbine; gas mixtures,
humidity, psychrometry, air-conditioning, combustion: stoichiometry,
gas analysis, combustion, thermochemistry, adiabatic flame
temperature, 2nd Law analysis of reacting systems, equilibrium,
exergy, Heat Transfer: conduction, thermal circuits, general conduction
equation, cylindrical fins, heat exchangers, numerical solutions,
unsteady conduction, convection, analytical, forced convection
correlations, natural convection, boiling, radiation spectrum, blackbody,
radiation properties and laws, environmental radiation, solar.
MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2

MECH3362
Materials 2

of materials.

design.
Fourth Year
MECH4601

AERO4701
Space Engineering 3

ENGG4000
Campus:

141

Students must select 12cp from the following block of

units.
required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
seminar program.
142
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
elude completion.
AMME4121
Supervision


AMME4122


from their department before enrolling.Students enrolled in combined
degrees are also exempt from one of the following core units
MECH3260, MECH3261, MECH3361 or MECH3362. This choice
should be based on the prereq requirements of 4th year recommended
units that students plan to enrol in.Students undertaking Study Abroad
in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate
International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a

to this table:
recommended elective units of study for Mechanical (Space)
of BE(Mechanical)(Space).
BE(Mechanical Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BCom

or BMedSci or BPM
points of recommended elective units of study for Mechanical (Space)
of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the Sydney Business
School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. A
Faculty of Engineering and the faculty in which they are undertaking
the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and IT and the Faculty
of Law.

AMME5202
Campus:

MECH5275
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH5262 or MECH3260 Assumed
knowledge: The students will require an understanding of the basic principles
of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, and the application of
these principles to energy conversion systems. In particular, students should
be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform first and second law
thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems; and perform calculations
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of radiative, conductive and convective heat transfer. Assessment: Through

This unit aims to develop understanding of the engineering design

and analysis of different devices and technologies for generating
power from renewable sources including: solar, wind, wave, tidal,
ocean thermal, geothermal, hydro-electric, and biofuels; to understand
the environmental, operational and economic issues associated with
each of these technologies. At the end of this unit students will be
able to perform in depth technical analysis of different types of
renewable energy generation devices using the principles of fluid
mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. Students will be able
to describe the environmental, economic and operational issues
associated with these devices.
AMME5101
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs lectures and 2hrs tutorials
per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
This unit is suitable for any engineering discipline student who is

interested in developing an understanding of analysis and design in
energy, power generation, environment and relevant economic issues.
The aim is to acquaint students with the methods engineers use to
design and evaluate the thermal processes used for the production
of electricity. It also assesses and deals with the environmental
consequences of power generation. At the end of this unit students
will be able to carry out preliminary design and economic impact
analyses for electrical power generation systems. A series of topics
will be covered in relation to energy and electricity and relevant issues.
The course contents will include:
1. Economic analysis of energy systems;
2. Environmental impact of power generation;
3. Principles of thermodynamics;
4. First law analysis of power cycles;
5. Design and simulation of power generation cycles;
6. Second law efficiency and availability;
7. Energy efficiency;
8. CO2 capture and sequestration;
9. Design of various components of thermal power plants.
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Adv)
of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH3260 or MECH5262 Prohibitions:
MECH4255 Assumed knowledge: Students are expected to be familiar with
the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
This unit of study develops an advanced knowledge of air conditioning

systems and refrigeration applications. At the completion of this unit
students will be able to determine thermal loads on structures and
design an air conditioning or refrigeration system with attention to
comfort, control, air distribution and energy consumption. Course
content will include: applied psychrometrics, air conditioning systems,
design principles, comfort in the built environment. cooling load
calculations, heating load calculations, introduction and use of
computer-based load estimation packages software, air distribution,
fans, ducts, air conditioning controls, advanced refrigeration cycles,
evaporators, condensers, cooling towers, compressors, pumps,
throttling devices, piping, refrigerants, control, refrigeration equipment,
simulation of refrigeration systems, food refrigeration and industrial
applications; Use of CFD packages as tools to simulate flows in
building and to optimise air conditioning design, energy estimation
methods and software, energy evaluation and management in the
built environment. Use of experimental air conditioning systems to
test for thermal balances and compare with simulations.
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MECH5265
Advanced Combustion
of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: (MECH5262 or MECH3260) and
(MECH5261 or MECH3261) Prohibitions: MECH4265 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This UoS aims to teach the basic principles of combustion highlighting

the role of chemical kinetics, fluid mechanics, and molecular transport
in determining the structure of flames. Students will become familiar
with laminar and turbulent combustion of gaseous and liquid fuels
including the formation of pollutants.They will also be briefly introduced
to various applications such as internal combustion engines, gas
turbines, furnaces and fires.
This UoS will cover equilibrium compositions, flammability limits, simple
chemically reacting systems, detailed chemical kinetics, and the basic
theory underlying laminar and turbulent combustion for both premixed
and non-premixed cases. There will be an introduction to droplet
combustion, the concept of mixture fraction for non-premixed flames,
combustion in engines and gas turbines as well as the formation of
pollutants. Fire ignition, growth and spread will also be covered with
respect to safety in buildings including the hazards related to the
formation of smoke and toxic products.
MECH5310
hours of tutorials per week. Prohibitions: MECH4310 Assessment: Through
To understand (a) how to define the relationship between properties

and microstructures of advanced engineering materials, (b) how to
improve mechanical design with the knowledge of mechanics and
properties of materials, and (c) how to conduct failure diagnosis of
engineering materials.
AERO5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr of lectures per week, 2hr
of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: AERO3760 Assessment: Through
Planetary observation using robotics and intelligents systems will grow

in importance over the next decade. These systems can take the form
of either intelligent spacecraft, robotic air vehicles or planetary rovers.
In this subject we will study a wide range of robotic spacecraft systems
that are used for planetary observation and focus on their
specifications as well as their internal systems. From a practical
perspective will be working hands on with the Mars Rover developed
at the University of Sydney to study the various intelligent components
and how they come together.
AMME5961
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures: 3 hours per week
Assumed knowledge: Recommended 6 credit points of junior biology 6 credit
points of junior chemistry 6 credit points of junior materials science 6 credit
points of engineering design Assumed Knowledge: Chemistry, biology, materials
engineering, and engineering design at least at the Junior level. Assessment:
Campus:
To gain a basic understanding of the major areas of interest in the

biomaterials field, learn to apply basic engineering principles to
biomedical systems, and understand the challenges and difficulties
of biomedical systems. To participate in a project-based-learning
approach to the topic of design with Biomaterials.
AMME5912
Tutorials 2 hours per week. Assumed knowledge: Computer Aided Drafting,
Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics Assessment: Through semester

The objective of the course is to give students skills in the area of

highly non-linear finite element analysis. Major topics covered include
CAD, Implicit / explicit codes, Wire frame geometry, Elemental Theory,
Materials, Pre-processing using ETA-PreSys, Contact, LS-Dyna, using
NCAC FEM models, Modeling fasteners, Material covered in lectures
is reinforced through independent research, assignments, quizzes
and a major capstone project. The capstone project involves the
development of an approved crash scenario.
AMME5902
Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures: 2 hours per week;
Tutorials: 2 hours per week; Laboratory: 3 hours per semester. Assessment:
The aim of this course is to enhance the student`s manufacturing

engineering skills in the CAD/CAM area. The course focuses on CNC
milling as a manufacturing automation process applied to a project.
The management, planning and marketing of a typical engineering
project are also discussed.
Objectives:Through integrated project-based learning and
hands-on-machine training, you will learn
* How to successfully complete a CAD/CAM and CNC mill based
project.
* Manufacturing management and system skills, such as product
planning, manufacturing sequence, time and cost;
* The science in designing and selecting a manufacturing method.
* How to effectively present your ideas and outcomes using oral and
report based methods.
It is expected that through your hard work in the semester, you will
find
* Enhanced learning by real-world problems.
* Improved comprehensive skill in manufacturing design.
AMME5510

AMME5310
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs of Lectures per week,
3hr of Tutorials per week, 12 hours or laboratory work per semester Assumed
AND (MECH3261 OR MECH5261). Assessment: Through semester
The aim is to teach students in the undergraduate and postgraduate

levels basic concepts about friction, lubrication and wear applicable
to design and operation of mechanical systems used in engineering,
industrial, and modern applications. Examples of these systems are

lubrication of internal combustion engines, gearboxes, artificial
hip/knee joints, and micro/nano electromechanical systems.
AMME5520
Campus:

ENGG1000
Campus:
Int January.

and space flight.
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For a standard enrolment plan for Mechanical (Space) Engineering
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Course Overview
Mechatronics combines mechanical, electronic, and software engineering to create computer controlled machines and consumer products. It is
the technology that underpins robotics and autonomous systems, automated manufacturing, and intelligent microprocessor-based products.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic Engineering) places strong emphasis on the development of skills in digital electronics, microprocessors,
computer control, and software design in a mechanical engineering environment. Management and communications are an integral part of this
course.
Mechatronic engineers are involved in the application of electronics, computer systems and control theory to automate mechanical systems, as
well as in the design and development of electro-mechanical systems. They are also involved in designing automated vehicle navigation systems
using GPS, designing process control systems for chemical production industries, designing and implementing computer controlled machine
monitoring systems, designing micromachines, project management, inventing new products and processes or acting as aid workers to provide
engineering services to developing nations.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechatronic Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mtrx)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional
credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MTRX1701
Mechatronics Engineering
Introductory
N AERO1560, MECH1560, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1
N ELEC1101, ELEC2602, COSC1002, COSC1902
Semester 2
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
ELEC1103
Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic
Eng
ENGG1801
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
A Basic knowledge of differentiation & integration, and HSC Physics
Semester 1
Semester 1
Summer Late
INFO1103 is an acceptable alternative.

AMME1362
Materials 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Second year
MATH2067
Engineers
AMME2500

Semester 1
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
ELEC2104
Electronic Devices and Circuits
A Knowledge: ELEC1103. Ohm`s Law and Kirchoff`s Laws; action of Current and Voltage
sources; network analysis and the superposition theorem; Thevenin and Norton equivalent
circuits; inductors and capacitors, transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; the ability
to use power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc.
Semester 2
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.

MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2
A Students are assumed to know how to program using the 'C' programming language.
Semester 1
Additionally, students should understand the basic concepts behind simple digital logic circuits.
P MTRX1701 and MTRX1702
N ELEC2601, ELEC3607
Third year
ELEC3404
Electronic Circuit Design
A A background in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed.
Semester 1
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
ELEC3204
Power Electronics and Applications
Credit
points
6
Session
A Differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, analysis of linear circuits. Fourier Semester 1
theory applied to periodic and non-periodic signals. Software such as MATLAB to perform
signal analysis and filter design. Familiarity with the use of basic laboratory equipment such
as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc.
P ELEC2104
N ELEC3202

AMME3500
Semester 1
MECH3460
Mechanical Design 2
A Properties of engineering materials including fatigue failure theories. Statics and dynamics Semester 2
properties of machines. Practical use of Word and Excel including the use of the 'solver' and
graphing capabilities built into the spreadsheet. The use of a spreadsheet is mandatory.
P MECH2400 and AMME2301
MECH3660
Semester 1
MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3
P MTRX2700
N MECH4710
Semester 2

Semester 1
Fourth year
MECH4601
ENGG4000

AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
AMME4122
Normally taken in Semster 2

units of study for Mechatronic Engineering and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award
of the degree.
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM

elective units of study for Mechatronic Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the
Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core unit table for BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees.
Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined
degree.
elective units of study for Mechatronic Engineering and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum
of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
In addition to gaining credit for the ore units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete at least 6 credit points of recommended elective
units of study for Mechatronic Engineering and at least 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit
points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

AMME4710
Computer Vision and Image
Processing
A MECH4720 or MECH4730
Semester 2
AMME4790
Introduction to Biomechatronics
P MTRX3700 or MECH3921
Semester 2
AMME5510

AMME5500).
Semester 2
AMME5520
Semester 1
AMME5700
Foundations of Instrumentation
A ENGG1801. Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Aerospace Semester 1
concepts.
MECH5416
Advanced Design and Analysis
A Eng Mechanics, balance of forces and moments Mechanics of Solids, 2 and 3 dimensional Semester 1
stress and strain Engineering Dynamics - dynamic forces and moments. Mechanical Design,
approach to design problems and report writing, and preparation of engineering drawing
Mechanical design intermediate, means of applying fatigue analysis to a wide range of machine
components
MECH5720
Sensors and Signals
A Strong MATLAB skills

N MECH4720
Semester 2
MTRX5700
Experimental Robotics
A Knowledge of statics and dynamics, rotation matrices, programming and some electronic
and mechanical design experience is assumed.
N MTRX4700
Semester 1
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechatronic Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mtrx)
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Unit of Study Table
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(Mechatronic)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic
out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by
completing additional credit points of elective units of study as
recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MTRX1701
Mechatronics Engineering Introductory
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 hour of lectures, 1 hour of
tutorials and 3 hour of workshop practice per week Prohibitions: AERO1560,
MECH1560, ENGG1800 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
This unit of study aims to introduce students to the fundamental

principals that underlie the study of Mechatronic Engineering. It lays
the foundation for later studies, including advanced Mechatronic
Engineering, computing, control and system design courses. The
courses also provides students with the opportunity to develop an

understanding of a range of machining and manufacturing processes
required to make mechanical components.
Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering (3CP):
a) Introduction - and introduction to the course structure of the
Mechatronic Engineering Degree
b) Systems Modelling and Control - Fundamental concepts which
underlie the modelling and control of dynamic systems
c) Design Process - The process of Design as an important part of
the engineering process
d) Actuators - Components that exert effort to accomplish a given task
e) Sensors - Components which take measurements of the
environment
f) Computers - Hardware & Software components that, when
combined, allow a system to be controlled
g) Advanced Topics - Case studies relating to the application of
Mechatronic Engineering principles.
Manufacturing Technology (3 CP): Safety requirements: All students
MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1
of labs per week Prohibitions: ELEC1101, ELEC2602, COSC1002, COSC1902
Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%); Final Exam (50%)
This unit of study aims to provide an introduction to the analysis and

design of digital logic circuits and to provide a foundation for the study
of systems and embedded programming for the degree in Mechatronic
Engineering.
Introductory Digital Systems (3 CR): Number systems and codes;
Logic gates and Boolean algebra, universal (NAND) logic gates; Digital
arithmetic: operations and circuits, Two`s complement addition and
subtraction, overflow; Combinational logic circuits; Flip-flops and
related devices; Counters and registers, shift register applications;
sequential circuits, designs of synchronous, cascadable counters
(BCD and binary). Integrated circuit logic families and interfacing;
practical issues including, fan out, pull-up/down, grounds, power
supplies and decoupling; timing issues, race conditions. Tri-state
signals and buses; MSI logic circuits, multiplexers, demultiplexers,
decoders, magnitude comparators; Introduction to programmable logic
devices. The unit of study will include a practical component where
students design and implement logic circuits. Purchase of a basic
laboratory tool kit as described in classes will be required.
Introductory Software Engineering (3 CR): This unit of study provides
an introduction to software design, implementation, debugging and
testing in the context of C programming language. Problem definition
and decomposition; the design process; designing for testing and
defensive coding methods; modular code structure and abstract data
types; best practice in programming. Preprocessor, tokens, storage
classes and types. Arithmetic, relational and bit manipulation operators.
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Constructs for control flow: if, switch, for, do and while. Arrays. Pointers
and character strings. Dynamic memory. Functions and parameter
passing. Derived storage classes: structures and unions. File I/O.
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
ENGG1802

ELEC1103
Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng
of laboratory, 2 hours tutorial. Assumed knowledge: Basic knowledge of
differentiation & integration, and HSC Physics Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study aims to develop knowledge of the fundamental

concepts and building blocks of electrical and electronics circuits. This
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is a foundation unit in circuit theory. Circuit theory is the electrical

engineer's fundamental tool.
The concepts learnt in this unit will be made use of heavily in many
units of study (in later years) in the areas of electronics,
instrumentation, electrical machines, power systems, communication
systems, and signal processing.
Topics: a) Basic electrical and electronic circuit concepts: Circuits,
circuit elements, circuit laws, node and mesh analysis, circuit theorems,
energy storage, capacitors and inductors, circuits with switches,
transient response, sine waves and complex analysis, phasors,
impedance, ac power.; b) Project management, teamwork, ethics; c)
Safety issues
ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
INFO1103 is an acceptable alternative.
AMME1362
Materials 1

Second year
MATH2067
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:


AMME2500
Campus:

AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

ELEC2104
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures per week,
2 hours of tutorial and 2 hours lab per fortnight. Assumed knowledge:
Knowledge: ELEC1103. Ohm`s Law and Kirchoff`s Laws; action of Current and
Voltage sources; network analysis and the superposition theorem; Thevenin
and Norton equivalent circuits; inductors and capacitors, transient response of
RL, RC and RLC circuits; the ability to use power supplies, oscilloscopes,
function generators, meters, etc. Assessment: Through semester assessment
Modern Electronics has come to be known as microelectronics which

refers to the Integrated Circuits (ICs) containing millions of discrete
devices. This course introduces some of the basic electronic devices
like diodes and different types of transistors. It also aims to introduce
students the analysis and design techniques of circuits involving these
discrete devices as well as the integrated circuits.
Completion of this course is essential to specialize in Electrical,
Telecommunication or Computer Engineering stream.The knowledge
of ELEC1103 is assumed.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

3. creativity,
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
and linear algebra.
MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2.5 hour of lectures and 3
hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisites: MTRX1701 and MTRX1702
Prohibitions: ELEC2601, ELEC3607 Assumed knowledge: Students are
assumed to know how to program using the 'C' programming language.
Additionally, students should understand the basic concepts behind simple
digital logic circuits. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%); Final
Exam (40%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
The aim of the unit is to introduce students to microprocessor and

microcomputer systems, emphasizing assembly language
programming and building on the digital logic foundations from first
year. In particular, the following subjects are addressed: Introduction
to microprocessors, stored-program computer architecture, instruction
codes and addressing modes, instruction execution cycle; Memory
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devices. Computer architecture and assembly language programming.

Microprocessor and microcontroller systems, memory and IO
interfacing, interrupts and interrupt handling. Serial and parallel
communications. System design, documentation, implementation,
debugging and testing. MTRX2700 is the introductory course in the
basics of real Mechatronic systems. This course builds on knowledge
obtained in the courses ENGG1801, MTRX1701, ELEC1103 and
MTRX1702. This course extends this knowledge by introducing
students to their first practical applications in Mechatronic Engineering.
By passing this subject, the student will have obtained the necessary
skills to undertake Mechatronics 3 (MTRX3700).
Third year
ELEC3404
and a 2 hour tutorial and 3 hours lab per fortnight. Assumed knowledge: A
background in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit of study aims to teach students analysis and design

techniques for electronic systems such as signal amplifiers, differential
amplifiers and power amplifiers. Completion of this unit will allow
progression to advanced studies or to work in electronics and
telecommunication engineering. Topics covered are as follows. The
BJT as an amplifier. Biasing in BJT amplifier circuits. Small signal
operation and models. Single stage BJT amplifiers. BJT internal
capacitances and high frequency models. The frequency response
of the common-emitter amplifier. BJT current sources and current
mirrors. Differential amplifiers. Output stages and power
amplifiers:class A, class B and class AB.
ELEC3204
tutorial and 3 hours lab per week. Prerequisites: ELEC2104 Prohibitions:
ELEC3202 Assumed knowledge: Differential equations, linear algebra,
complex variables, analysis of linear circuits. Fourier theory applied to periodic
and non-periodic signals. Software such as MATLAB to perform signal analysis
and filter design. Familiarity with the use of basic laboratory equipment such as
oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc. Assessment: Through
semester
assessment
(45%),
Final
Exam(55%).
Campus:
This unit of study aims to teach the fundamentals of advanced energy

conversion systems based on power electronics. It provides description
of the operation principles and control of these blocks. Through
analysis and design methodologies, it delivers an in depth
understanding of modern enabling technologies associated with energy
conversion. Through laboratory hands-on experience on actual
industrial systems, such electrical motor drives, robotic arms, and
power supplies, it enhances the link between the theory and the "real"
engineering world. The unit clarifies unambiguously the role these
imperative technologies play in every human activity; from mobile
telephone chargers to energy electricity grids; from electric vehicles
and industrial automation to wind energy conversion to name just few.
The following topics are covered: Introduction to power electronic
converters and systems; applications of power electronic converters;
power semiconductor devices; uncontrolled rectifiers: single- and
three-phase; non-isolated dc-dc converters: buck, boost and
buck-boost; isolated dc-dc converters; inverters: single- and
three-phase; uninterruptible power supplies; battery chargers and
renewable energy systems; electric and hybrid electric vehicles
technologies, design of converters and systems.
156
AMME3500

problem domains.
is under control
MECH3460
Mechanical Design 2
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MECH2400 and AMME2301
Assumed knowledge: Properties of engineering materials including fatigue
failure theories. Statics and dynamics properties of machines. Practical use of
Word and Excel including the use of the 'solver' and graphing capabilities built
into the spreadsheet. The use of a spreadsheet is mandatory. Assessment:
This unit aims to apply some newly acquired skills to begin to

understand how stress and strain are distributed in the more common
categories of machine parts. Reducing the loads in standard parts to
just the most significant, leads to a range of relatively simple analyses.
By using different degrees of simplification and a proportional amount
of effort, the examination of components can provide results of
corresponding accuracy. To lead the student to utilize and be aware
of modern computer methods, to be aware of past methods and be
prepared of future developments. Not all the analysis of mechanical
components are covered in the course but the ones that are deal with
exemplify principles that can be applied to novel items that our
graduates may encounter in their professional life.
At the end of this unit students will be able to: apply fatigue life
prediction in general to any component; design a bolted joint to carry
tensile and or shear loads: use a numerical solver to arrive at the
optimal dimensions of a component, given its loads and sufficient
boundary conditions; design shafts to carry specified steady and
alternating bending moments and torques; design and construct a
space frame, such as that for a dune buggy, to meet requirements of
strength and rigidity; be able to arrive at the principle parameters of
a pair of matched spur gears, and to be able to extend this to helical
gears.
Course content will include: stress and strain in engineering materials;

yield and ultimate fail conditions in malleable and brittle materials;
spatial, 3D frameworks; deflections due to forces, moments and
torques.
MECH3660
Campus:

MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3
hours of lab work per week. Prerequisites: MTRX2700 Prohibitions:
MECH4710 Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam
This unit aims to provide experience, confidence and competence in

the design and implementation of microprocessor-based products
and instruments; to impart a detailed knowledge of the software and
hardware architecture of a typical modern microcontroller, and an
understanding of the use of these resources in product design; and
to provide experience of working in a project team to prototype a
realistic product to meet a specification.
At the end of this unit students will understand microprocessor system
organization, and the organization of multiple and distributed processor
systems, special purpose architectures (DSPs etc) and their
application. The student will have a detailed knowledge of the software
and hardware architecture of a modern microcontroller.This knowledge
will include an in-depth understanding of the relationship between
assembly language, high-level language, and the hardware, of the
utilisation and interfacing of microcontroller hardware resources, and
of the design and development of software comprised of multiple
interrupt-driven processes. The student will have the competence to
develop prototype microprocessor-based products.
Course content will include single processor systems, multiple and
distributed processing systems, special purpose architectures (DSPs
etc) and their application; standard interfacing of sensor and actuation
systems; ADC/DAC, SSI, parallel, CAN bus etc.; specific requirements
for microprocessor-based products; problem definition and system
design; tools for design, development and testing of prototype systems;
the unit of study will include a project, where groups of students design,
develop and commission a microprocessor-based product.
Fourth year
MECH4601

ENGG4000
Campus:

Students must select 12cp from the following block of

units.
required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
157
seminar program.
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
158

elude completion.
AMME4121
Supervision

AMME4122


Normally taken in Semster 2Students in the Honours program must

from their department before enrolling.Students undertaking Study
Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate
AMME International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative

recommended elective units of study for Mechatronic Engineering
and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192
credit points is required to be eligible for the award of the degree.
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)/BSc or BCom

or BMedSci or BPM
points of recommended elective units of study for Mechatronic
School for the BE/BCom or from the core unit table for BPM. A
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies the faculty in
which they are undertaking the combined degree.
Information Technologies the faculty in which they are undertaking
In addition to gaining credit for the ore units of study set out in the
Engineering and at least 144 credit points of units of study given by
the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is
required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should

refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technologies the faculty in which they are undertaking

AMME4710
Computer Vision and Image Processing
hours of laboratory work per week Assumed knowledge: MECH4720 or
This unit of study introduces students to vision sensors, computer

vision analysis and digital image processing. This course will cover
the following areas: fundamental principles of vision sensors such as
physics laws, radiometry, CMOS/CDD imager architectures, colour
reconstruction; the design of physics-based models for vision such
as reflectance models, photometric invariants, radiometric calibration.
This course will also present algorithms for video/image analysis,
transmission and scene interpretation. Topics such as image
enhancement, restoration, stereo correspondence, pattern recognition,
object segmentation and motion analysis will be covered.
AMME4790
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: MTRX3700 or MECH3921
Assessment: Through semester assessment (70%), Final Exam (30%)
Biomechatronics is the application of mechatronic engineering to

human biology and as such it forms an important subset of the overall
biomedical engineering discipline. This course focusses on a number
of areas of interest including auditory and optical prostheses, artificial
hearts and active and passive prosthetic limbs and examines the
biomechatronic systems (hardware & signal processing) that underpin
their operation.
AMME5510

AMME5520
Campus:

159

AMME5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures per week,
1hr of tutorials per week, 6 hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prerequisites:
knowledge: ENGG1801. Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity
with fundamental Aerospace concepts. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (40%) , Final Exam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

and so on.
MECH5416
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures, 2hrs of
tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: Eng Mechanics, balance of forces
and moments Mechanics of Solids, 2 and 3 dimensional stress and strain
Engineering Dynamics - dynamic forces and moments. Mechanical Design,
approach to design problems and report writing, and preparation of engineering
drawing Mechanical design intermediate, means of applying fatigue analysis to
a wide range of machine components Assessment: Through semester
This UoS utilises assumed theoretical knowledge and skills to elucidate

the stresses and strains that exit in the different categories of machine
parts. It sets out to make the students familiar with the simplifications
that are applied to arrive at the analytic expressions commonly used
to analyse each individual categories parts. These simplifications
usually begin by assuming that only particular types of loads are
carried by teh parts in that category. The resulting analyses provide
approximations to the actual stresses. It is possible to have different
degrees of simplifications, requiring more or less work, giving better
or poorer approximations. Should a part be used to carry loads that
were not allowed for in the traditional method then some more
appropriate method must be found or developed. An important aspect
is to make the student
to be made aware of their strengths and limitations.
This UoS teaches the student how to recognise where and how their
may encounter in this field of design.
Options may be provided in the choice of design assignments.
Biomedical engineering and vehicle design problems may be provided
as options to more general machine design problems.
MECH5720
Sensors and Signals
hours of tutorials per week Prohibitions: MECH4720 Assumed knowledge:
Strong MATLAB skills Assessment: Through semester assessment (70%),
160

Syllabus Summary: This course starts by providing a background to

the signals and transforms required to understand modern sensors.
It goes on to provide an overview of the workings of typical active
sensors (Radar, Lidar and Sonar). It provides insight into basic sensing
methods as well as aspects of interfacing and signal processing. It
includes both background material and a number of case studies.
The course covers the following topics:
a) SIGNALS: Convolution, The Fourier Transform, Modulation (FM,
AM, FSK, PSK etc), Frequency shifting (mixing)
b) PASSIVE SENSORS: Infrared Radiometers, Imaging Infrared,
Passive Microwave Imaging, Visible Imaging & Image Intensifiers
c) ACTIVE SENSORS THE BASICS: Operational Principles, Time of
flight (TOF) Measurement & Imaging of Radar, Lidar and Sonar, Radio
Tags and Transponders, Range Tacking, Doppler Measurement,
Phase Measurement
d) SENSORS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Atmospheric Effects, Target
Characteristics, Clutter Characteristics, Multipath
e) ACTIVE SENSORS: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES: Probability of
Detection, Angle Measurement and Tracking, Combined
Range/Doppler and Angle Tracking, Frequency Modulation and the
Fast Fourier Transform, High Range Resolution, Wide Aperture
Methods, Synthetic Aperture Methods (SAR)
Objectives: The course aims to provide students with a good practical
knowledge of a broad range of sensor technologies, operational
principles and relevant signal processing techniques.
Expected Outcomes: A good understanding of active sensors, their
outputs and applicable signal processing techniques. An appreciation
of the basic sensors that are available to engineers and when they
should be used.
MTRX5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs lectures and 3hrs of
laborarory work per week Prohibitions: MTRX4700 Assumed knowledge:
Knowledge of statics and dynamics, rotation matrices, programming and some
electronic and mechanical design experience is assumed. Assessment: Through
semester
assessment
(70%),
Final
Exam
(30%).
Campus:
This unit aims to present a broad overview of the technologies

associated with industrial and mobile robots. Major topics covered
are sensing, mapping, navigation and control of mobile robots and
kinematics and control of industrial robots. The subject consists of a
series of lectures on robot fundamentals and case studies on practical
robot systems. Material covered in lectures is illustrated through
experimental laboratory assignments. The objective of the course is
to provide students with the essential skills necessary to be able to
develop robotic systems for practical applications.
At the end of this unit students will: be familiar with sensor technologies
relevant to robotic systems; understand conventions used in robot
kinematics and dynamics; understand the dynamics of mobile robotic
systems and how they are modeled; have implemented navigation,
sensing and control algorithms on a practical robotic system; apply a
systematic approach to the design process for robotic systems;
understand the practical application of robotic systems in applications
such as manufacturing, automobile systems and assembly systems;
develop the capacity to think creatively and independently about new
design problems; undertake independent research and analysis and
to think creatively about engineering problems.
Course content will include: history and philosophy of robotics;
hardware components and subsystems; robot kinematics and
dynamics; sensors, measurements and perception; robotic
architectures, multiple robot systems; localization, navigation and
obstacle avoidance, robot planning; robot learning; robot vision and
vision processing.
ENGG1000
Campus:
Int January.

and space flight.
Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechatronic Engineering visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mtrx)
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162
Course Overview
aerospace.
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic (Space) Engineering) you will undertake four core units of study providing a foundation in orbital
mechanics, aerospace systems design, satellite subsystems, launch technology, and remote sensing.
You may also choose to complete optional advanced space engineering projects. As a graduate you will be able to meet the challenges of
evolving space industries in fields such as propulsion systems, aeronautical design, communications, and navigation.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic (Space) Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit
points, comprising:
1.
2.
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Mechatronic
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Mtrx)(Space)
(Space)
Engineering
visit
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering (Space Engineering) are required to gain credit for the core units of study set
out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may
be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MTRX1701
Mechatronics Engineering
Introductory
N AERO1560, MECH1560, ENGG1800

Semester 1
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1
Semester 2
ENGG1802
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
ENGG1801
Semester 1
Summer Late
INFO 1103 is an acceptable alternative.

AMME1362
Materials 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Second year
MATH2067
Engineers
ELEC2104
Semester 2
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
AMME2500

Semester 1
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AERO2705
Space Engineering 1

MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Third year
AMME3500
Semester 1
165
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3
P MTRX2700
N MECH4710
Semester 2
MECH3660
Semester 1
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
P AERO2705
Semester 2

ELEC3204
P ELEC2104
N ELEC3202

ELEC3404
Semester 1

AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
Fourth year
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3
ENGG4000

Semester 1
MECH4601
P AERO3760
Semester 1

AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2

AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
AMME4121
AMME4122

units of study for Mechatronic (Space) Engineering and 6 credit points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for
the award of BE(Mechatronic)(Space).
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM

elective units of study for Mechatronic (Space) Engineering and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or
the Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core unit table for BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined
166
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
elective units of study for Mechatronic (Space) Engineering and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA.
and Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
elective units of study for Mechatronic (Space) Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288
credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information

AMME4710
Processing
Semester 2
AMME4790
Semester 2
AMME5510

AMME5500).
Semester 2
AMME5520
Semester 1
AMME5700
A ENGG1801. Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Aerospace Semester 1
concepts.
MECH5416
A Eng Mechanics, balance of forces and moments Mechanics of Solids, 2 and 3 dimensional Semester 1
stress and strain Engineering Dynamics - dynamic forces and moments. Mechanical Design,
approach to design problems and report writing, and preparation of engineering drawing
Mechanical design intermediate, means of applying fatigue analysis to a wide range of machine
components
MECH5720
Sensors and Signals
A Strong MATLAB skills

N MECH4720
Semester 2
MTRX5700
A Knowledge of statics and dynamics, rotation matrices, programming and some electronic
and mechanical design experience is assumed.
N MTRX4700
Semester 1
These units are also available to other Space stream students.
ENGG1000
Engineering
Int January
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Mechatronic
(Space)
Engineering
visit
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Unit of Study Table
168
(Mechatronic) (Space)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic
Engineering (Space Engineering) are required to gain credit for the
core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary shall
be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of
study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain
credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:
courses also provides students with the opportunity to develop an

understanding of a range of machining and manufacturing processes
required to make mechanical components.
Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering (3CP):
a) Introduction - and introduction to the course structure of the
Mechatronic Engineering Degree
b) Systems Modelling and Control - Fundamental concepts which
underlie the modelling and control of dynamic systems
c) Design Process - The process of Design as an important part of
the engineering process
d) Actuators - Components that exert effort to accomplish a given task
e) Sensors - Components which take measurements of the
environment
f) Computers - Hardware & Software components that, when
combined, allow a system to be controlled
g) Advanced Topics - Case studies relating to the application of
Mechatronic Engineering principles.
Manufacturing Technology (3 CP): Safety requirements: All students
MATH1003


phenomena.
Textbooks
Textbooks
MTRX1701
Mechatronics Engineering Introductory
MATH1005
Statistics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 hour of lectures, 1 hour of

tutorials and 3 hour of workshop practice per week Prohibitions: AERO1560,
MECH1560, ENGG1800 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)

Assumed
This unit of study aims to introduce students to the fundamental

principals that underlie the study of Mechatronic Engineering. It lays
the foundation for later studies, including advanced Mechatronic
Engineering, computing, control and system design courses. The

169

Textbooks
ELEC1103

Safety issues
MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1

Engineering.
ENGG1802
170

ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
INFO 1103 is an acceptable alternative.
AMME1362
Materials 1

Second year
MATH2067
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:


ELEC2104

AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

AMME2500
Campus:


BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 as acceptable
alternatives or advanced equivalent.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

3. creativity,
AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
and linear algebra.
AERO2705
Space Engineering 1

171
MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2
MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3



Third year
AMME3500

problem domains.
is under control

MECH3660
Campus:

AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
Campus:
172

design.
ELEC3204
semester
assessment
(45%),
Final
Exam(55%).
Campus:

ELEC3404
Campus:


AMME2262
and linear algebra.
transfer.
Fourth year
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3

ENGG4000
Campus:

173
MECH4601


of units.
required.
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
174
seminar program.
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B
elude completion.

AMME4121
Supervision

AMME4122

Normally taken in Semster 2Students in the Honours program must

AMME International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative

recommended elective units of study for Mechatronic (Space)
of BE(Mechatronic)(Space).
BE(Mechatronic Engineering)(Space)/BSc or BCom

or BMedSci or BPM
points of recommended elective units of study for Mechatronic (Space)
School for the BE/BCom or from the core unit table for BPM. A
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty
in which they are undertaking the combined degree.
Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking
Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information

AMME4710

AMME4790
175
Mode
of
delivery:
Normal

their operation.
AMME5510

AMME5520
Campus:

AMME5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures per week,
1hr of tutorials per week, 6 hrs of laboratory work per semester. Prerequisites:
knowledge: ENGG1801. Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity
with fundamental Aerospace concepts. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (40%) , Final Exam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

176

and so on.
MECH5416
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures, 2hrs of
tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: Eng Mechanics, balance of forces
and moments Mechanics of Solids, 2 and 3 dimensional stress and strain
Engineering Dynamics - dynamic forces and moments. Mechanical Design,
approach to design problems and report writing, and preparation of engineering
drawing Mechanical design intermediate, means of applying fatigue analysis to
a wide range of machine components Assessment: Through semester
This UoS utilises assumed theoretical knowledge and skills to elucidate

the stresses and strains that exit in the different categories of machine
parts. It sets out to make the students familiar with the simplifications
that are applied to arrive at the analytic expressions commonly used
to analyse each individual categories parts. These simplifications
usually begin by assuming that only particular types of loads are
carried by teh parts in that category. The resulting analyses provide
approximations to the actual stresses. It is possible to have different
degrees of simplifications, requiring more or less work, giving better
or poorer approximations. Should a part be used to carry loads that
were not allowed for in the traditional method then some more
appropriate method must be found or developed. An important aspect
is to make the student
to be made aware of their strengths and limitations.
This UoS teaches the student how to recognise where and how their
may encounter in this field of design.
Options may be provided in the choice of design assignments.
Biomedical engineering and vehicle design problems may be provided
as options to more general machine design problems.
MECH5720
Sensors and Signals
hours of tutorials per week Prohibitions: MECH4720 Assumed knowledge:
Strong MATLAB skills Assessment: Through semester assessment (70%),
Syllabus Summary: This course starts by providing a background to

the signals and transforms required to understand modern sensors.
It goes on to provide an overview of the workings of typical active
sensors (Radar, Lidar and Sonar). It provides insight into basic sensing
methods as well as aspects of interfacing and signal processing. It
includes both background material and a number of case studies.
The course covers the following topics:
a) SIGNALS: Convolution, The Fourier Transform, Modulation (FM,
AM, FSK, PSK etc), Frequency shifting (mixing)
b) PASSIVE SENSORS: Infrared Radiometers, Imaging Infrared,
Passive Microwave Imaging, Visible Imaging & Image Intensifiers
c) ACTIVE SENSORS THE BASICS: Operational Principles, Time of
flight (TOF) Measurement & Imaging of Radar, Lidar and Sonar, Radio
Tags and Transponders, Range Tacking, Doppler Measurement,
Phase Measurement
d) SENSORS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Atmospheric Effects, Target
Characteristics, Clutter Characteristics, Multipath
e) ACTIVE SENSORS: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES: Probability of
Detection, Angle Measurement and Tracking, Combined
Range/Doppler and Angle Tracking, Frequency Modulation and the
Fast Fourier Transform, High Range Resolution, Wide Aperture
Methods, Synthetic Aperture Methods (SAR)
Objectives: The course aims to provide students with a good practical
knowledge of a broad range of sensor technologies, operational
principles and relevant signal processing techniques.
Expected Outcomes: A good understanding of active sensors, their
outputs and applicable signal processing techniques. An appreciation
of the basic sensors that are available to engineers and when they
should be used.
MTRX5700
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs lectures and 3hrs of
laborarory work per week Prohibitions: MTRX4700 Assumed knowledge:
Knowledge of statics and dynamics, rotation matrices, programming and some
electronic and mechanical design experience is assumed. Assessment: Through
semester
assessment
(70%),
Final
Exam
(30%).
Campus:

vision processing.

Note
For a standard enrolment plan for Mechatronic (Space) Engineering
v
i
s
i
t
These units are also available to other Space stream students.
ENGG1000
Campus:
Int January.

and space flight.
177
178
The Biomedical Program is administered by the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering.
Biomedical Engineering combines knowledge of electronic, mechanical, chemical and materials-engineering, with the life sciences of medicine,
biology and molecular biology. Biomedical devices support and enhance human life, help individuals to overcome physical disabilities, aid in
delivering medical procedures, and test and deliver data which improve health and safety.
Biomedical engineers work with doctors and medical scientists, researching and designing ways to improve health care and medical services.
They may be involved in the development of medical products and different types of equipment used to monitor and treat patients, and in designing
and improving equipment for disabled people.
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies offers a faculty-wide program in Biomedical Engineering. Approximately 12 months of
your studies will be dedicated to a chosen major in the following: mechanical engineering, mechatronic engineering, electrical engineering,
information technology or chemical engineering.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) can be taken with the following majors:

Information Technology
Please note that candidates for combined Engineering degrees are not required to complete a major.
179
180
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) is concerned with the study of biomedical technology, biomechanics, biomaterials and orthopaedic
engineering.
Biomedical engineering combines knowledge of electronic, mechanical, chemical and materials-engineering, with the life sciences of medicine,
biology and molecular biology. Biomedical devices support and enhance human life, help individuals to overcome physical disabilities, aid in
delivering medical procedures, and test and deliver data which improve health and safety.
Biomedical engineers work with doctors and medical scientists, researching and designing ways to improve health care and medical services.
They may be involved in the development of medical products and different types of equipment used to monitor and treat patients, and in designing
and improving equipment for disabled people.
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies offers a faculty wide program in Biomedical Engineering. Approximately 12 months of
your studies will be dedicated to a chosen major in the following: mechanical engineering, mechatronic engineering, electrical engineering,
information technology or chemical engineering.
The following streams are available for the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering):

Information Technology
The Biomedical program can also be taken as a combined degree with either Arts, Commerce, Law, Medical Science or Science.
Candidates for combined Engineering degrees are not required to complete a major.
Course Requirements
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering are required to gain credit for the 144 credits of core units of study set out
below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing the credit points for the requirements of a specialist major and elective units of
study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
For a standard enrolment plan for Biomedical Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Biomed)
181
182
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering are required to gain credit for the 144 credits of core units of study set out below. Additional
credit necessary shall be gained by completing the credit points for the requirements of a specialist major and elective units of study as recommended by the
Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
The Biomedical Engineering program can be taken with the following majors:
(a) Mechanical Engineering
(b) Electrical Engineering
(c) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(d) Information Technology
(e) Mechatronic Engineering
Note
Candidates for combined Engineering degrees are not required to complete a major.
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1801
ENGG1960
Introduction to Biomedical
Engineering
A HSC extension 1 Math

N ENGG1802
Semester 1
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics

C Recommended concurrent units of study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N CHEM1001, CHEM1109, CHEM1901, CHEM1903
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
P CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or a Distinction in CHEM1001 or equivalent

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
MBLG1001
Molecular Biology and Genetics
(Intro)
A 6 credit points of Junior Biology and 6 credit points of Junior Chemistry

N MBLG1901
Semester 2
MATH2067
Engineers

Semester 1
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
ELEC2104
Semester 2
AMME1362
Materials 1
Semester 2
MECH2901
Anatomy and Physiology for
Engineers
A A basic understanding of biology. Recommended: BIOL1003 (or equivalent)

N ANAT2008, ANAT2010, PHSI2005, PHSI2006, PHSI2905, PHSI2906, All BMED units
Semester 2
Semester 1
Summer Late
Second year

AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1

Semester 1
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
183
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
CHNG2803
Energy and Fluid Systems Practice
A Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration of these concepts to solve Semester 1
real chemical engineering problems Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry,
physics and mechanics. Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector calculus) and
linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL. Ability to read widely
outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability
to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative information.
P 1st year Core Units for Engineering Stream
C CHEM2404 AND CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
A MATH1001 Differential Calculus and MATH1002 Linear Algebra and MATH1003 Integral
Semester 2
Calculus and Modelling. Basic knowledge of differentiation & integration, differential equations,
and linear algebra.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
MECH3921
Biomedical Design and Technology
A A basic understanding of human physiology and anatomy and an understanding of the

engineering design process.
P AMME2302 AND MECH2901 AND (MECH2400 OR ENGG1960).
Semester 2
MECH3660
Semester 1
Third year

ELEC3802
Fundamentals of Biomedical
Engineering
A ELEC2004 or ELEC2104 A knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm's

Semester 1
law, Thevenin and Nortons' theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
and inductors, a basic knowledge of bipolar and field effect transistor theory, simplified
theoretical mechanism of operation of transformers.
AMME4790
Semester 2
MECH4961
Biomechanics and Biomaterials
P (AMME2302 or AMME1362); MECH2901; MECH3921; 6cp of Junior Biology
Semester 2
AMME4971
Tissue Engineering
A 6 credit points of junior biology,6 credit points of junior chemistry and 6 credit points of
intermediate physiology or equivalent.
The primary teaching delivery method will be lectures. This UoS builds on the assumed
knowledge of junior and intermediate biology and thus students will already have practical
hands-on biological training. The purpose of this UoS is to elaborate the theory and latest
developments of this very new field of tissue engineering, thereby building on the existing
practical and theoretical knowledge base the students have in cell biology.
Semester 1
ENGG4000
Fourth year

Semester 1
Select 6cp from the following block of units:

AMME4981
Applied Biomedical Engineering
A MECH2901 AND AMME2301 AND AMME2500 AND MECH3362 AND MECH3921. Anatomy Semester 1
and Physiology, engineering dynamics and mechanics of solids in the second year level and
knowledge of materials engineering and mechanical design in the third year level
COMP5424
Information Technology in
Biomedicine
Semester 1
COMP5456
Introduction to Bioinformatics
A Some experience with basic programming (coding) in Java, C, C++ or Perl; Some proven
ability in mathematical or information sciences (as evinced in the prerequisites); Some
knowledge of molecular biology either through first year BIOL papers or MBLG1001.
N COMP3456
Summer Main
Select 18cp from the following list of Biomedical electives:

MECH4720
Sensors and Signals
A Strong Matlab skills

P MTRX3700
Semester 1
MECH4730
Computers in Real-Time Control and
Inst
P MTRX3700
N ELEC4602
Semester 1
MTRX4700
P AMME3500; MTRX3700
Semester 1
CHNG5601
Membrane Science
CHNG5602
Cellular Biophysics
CHNG5603
Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy
Sys
A It is assumed that students have a general knowledge of: MATH 1001 Differential Calculus Semester 1
MATH 1003 Integral Calculus and Modeling
ELEC3404
ELEC3305
Digital Signal Processing
A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Semester 1
Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous linear time-invariant systems and their
time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time
signals.
P ELEC2302
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) and

ELEC3607 Embedded Computing (or ELEC2601 Microprocessor Systems)
N MECH5701
184
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 1
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Semester 2
MECH4902
Orthopaedic and Surgical
Engineering
A Basic concepts in engineering mechanics-statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics; Basic

concepts in materials science, specifically with regard to types of materials and the relation
between properties and microstructure; and A basic understanding of human biology and
anatomy.
P AMME2301, AMME2302, ENGG1802, BIOL1003, MECH2901, MECH3921.
AMME4990
Biomedical Product Development
A Junior level chemistry, intermediate level biology, and specific knowledge of cell biology at Semester 1
least at the junior level, and preferably at the intermediate level.
P BIOL1003 OR 6 credit points of junior biology CHEM1101 OR 6 credit points of junior
chemistry MECH2901 OR 6 credit points of junior intermediate physiology or equivalent,
MECH3921.
AMME4992
Regulatory Affairs in Medical Industry
A BIOL1003 or 6 credit points of junior biology CHEM1101 or 6 credit points of junior chemistry Semester 2
MECH2901 or 6 credit points of intermediate physiology or equivalent MECH3921
AMME4710
Processing
CHNG5605
Bio-Products: Laboratory to
Marketplace
This course is for Master degree students and also is offered as an elective course for fourth Semester 2
year students.
CHNG5604
Membrane Science Laboratory
A CHNG5601
Semester 2
COMP5048
Information Visualisation
A It is assumed that students will have basic knowledge of data structures, algorithms and
programming skills.
N COMP4048
Semester 2
ELEC5701
Technology Venture Creation
N ENGG5102
Semester 2
ELEC3803
Bioelectronics
A ELEC2004 OR ELEC2104. A knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm`s Semester 2

law, Thevenin`s and Norton`s theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
ELEC5514
Networked Embedded Systems
A ELEC3305, ELEC3506, ELEC3607 and ELEC5508 or equivalent
Semester 2
Semester 2
Students must select 12cp from the following block of Thesis/Project units.
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A and B or Engineering Project A and B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required.
Select 6 cp from:
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A

C AMME4112
Semester 1
Semester 2
CHNG4811
Honours Thesis A
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering UoS in third Semester 1
year have been successfully completed.
Semester 2
P CHNG3801, CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807.
C CHNG4812
N CHNG4813, CHNG4814
This unit is available to only those students who have gained an entry to the Honours degree.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A
P 36 credits of 3rd year units of study

Semester 1
Semester 2
Note that students require permission from the HOS to do both A and B units in the same
Semester, and will have an accelerated assessment schedule. Note also that entry to Honours
Thesis is by permission.
AMME4121

CHNG4813
Semester 2
P CHNG3801, CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807
C CHNG4814
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Semester 2
ELEC4710

Semester, and will have an accelerated assessment schedule.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
or
Semester 1
Semester 2
These units are normally taken in Semester 1.
Select 6 cp from:
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B

CHNG4812
Honours Thesis B
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that Honours Thesis A and all (six) core chemical Semester 1
engineering units of study in third year have been successfully completed.
Semester 2
C CHNG4811
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Session
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
Thesis is by permission
AMME4122

CHNG4814
Semester 2
P CHNG3801 AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806 AND
CHNG3807.
C CHNG4813
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
or
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
These units are normally taken in semester 2


Completion of the Bachelor of Engineering(Biomedical) as a stand alone degree requires that a major sequence of units be completed in order to meet total degree
requirements. The available majors are:
(1) Mechanical Engineering
(2) Electrical Engineering
(3) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(4) Information Technology
(5) Mechatronic Engineering
The sequence of units required to complete a major in one of these areas is shown in the following tables.

AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AMME2500

Semester 1
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2
Semester 1
AMME3500
Semester 1
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1
Semester 2
MECH3361
Semester 2
MECH3362
Materials 2

ELEC1601
Foundations of Computer Systems
A HSC Mathematics extension 1 or 2
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
PHYS1003
Physics 1 (Technological)
A HSC Physics or PHYS1001 or PHYS1002 or PHYS1901 or equivalent.

Semester 2
MATH1905).
N PHYS1004, PHYS1902
It is recommended that PHYS1001 or PHYS1002 or PHYS1901 be completed before this unit
ELEC2602
Digital System Design
A ELEC1601. This unit of study assumes some knowledge of digital data representation and Semester 1
basic computer organisation
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Semester 2
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
ELEC3803
Bioelectronics
Credit
points
6
Session
A ELEC2004 OR ELEC2104. A knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm`s Semester 2

law, Thevenin`s and Norton`s theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
Select 18 cp from the following block of units,

ELEC3304
Control
Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, Physics; solution of linear differential equations,
Matrix Theory, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear electrical circuits, ideal op-amps; continuous
linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Laplace
transform, Fourier transform.
P (MATH2061 or MATH2961) and ELEC2302
N AMME3500
ELEC3305
signals.
P ELEC2302
ELEC3404
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
A ELEC1601 AND ELEC2602. Logic operations, theorems and Boolean algebra, data
Semester 1
representation, number operations (binary, hex, integers and floating point), combinational
logic analysis and synthesis, sequential logic, registers, counters, bus systems, state machines,
simple CAD tools for logic design, basic computer organisation, the CPU, peripheral devices,
software organisation, machine language, assembly language, operating systems, data
communications and computer networks.
P ELEC1601 and ELEC2602
Semester 1

CHNG1103
Material & Energy Transformations
Intro
Semester 2
CHNG2801
Conservation and Transport
Processes
A Calculus Computations (Matlab, Excel) Mass and Energy Balances

C CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803.
CHNG2804
Chemical & Biological Systems
Behaviour
physics and mechanics Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector calculus) and
linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL.
C CHEM2403 AND CHNG2805 AND CHNG2806.
CHNG2805
Industrial Systems and Sustainability
outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise arguments based on such literature Ability
to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative information
CHNG2806
Materials Purification and Recovery
to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative information
CHNG3801
Process Design
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering UoS in
second year have been successfully completed.
P CHNG2801; CHNG2802; CHNG2803; CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806
C CHNG3803, CHNG3802
Semester 1
CHNG3802
Operating/Improving Industrial
Systems
C CHNG3801; CHNG3803
Semester 1
CHNG3804
Biochemical Engineering
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering units of study Semester 2
in second year have been successfully completed.
P CHNG2801; CHNG2802, CHNG2803; CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806;
Semester 1

INFO1105
Data Structures
A Programming, as for INFO1103

P INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFS1000
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
INFO2120
Database Systems 1
P INFO1003 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFS1000 OR DECO1012.

N INFO2820, COMP5138
Semester 1
COMP2129
Operating Systems and Machine
Principles
A INFO1105 OR INFO1905.
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
COMP2007
Algorithms and Complexity
A MATH1004
P INFO1105 OR INFO1905.
Semester 2
INFO2110
Systems Analysis and Modelling
A Experience with a data model as in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFS1000
Semester 2
A COMP2007,programing skills (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, Matlab)

N COMP3608
Semester 1
Select 18 cp from the following block of units

COMP3308
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
COMP3419
Graphics and Multimedia
P (COMP2007 OR COMP 2907) and 6 cp of Junior Math
Semester 1
INFO3220
Object Oriented Design
P INFO2110 and COMP2129
Semester 1
COMP3456
Computational Methods for Life
Sciences
P (INFO1105 or INFO1905) and (COMP2007 or INFO2120) and 6 credit points from BIOL or Semester 2
MBLG
INFO3315
Human-Computer Interaction
A Background in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to
Semester 2
independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical materials. Ability
to conduct a literature search. Ability to write reports of work done.
INFO3404
Database Systems 2
A This unit of study assumes that students have previous knowledge of database concepts Semester 2
including (1) ER modelling, (2) the relational data model and (3) SQL. The prerequisite material
is covered in INFO 2120/2820. Familiarity with a programming language (e.g. Java or C) is
also expected.
N INFO3504
COMP3615
Software Development Project
P INFO3402 AND COMP2129 AND (COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP2121)

N INFO3600
Semester 2
Semester 2

MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1
AMME2262

Semester 2
N AMME2200
and linear algebra.
AMME2500

MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2
Semester 1
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

Semester 2
AMME3500
Semester 1
ELEC3404
Semester 1
MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3
P MTRX2700
N MECH4710
Semester 2
Semester 1
A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award of the degree of BE(Biomedical). 144 cp are selected from the core and recommended unit
tables and 48 cp are selected from a table of major units.
BE(Biomedical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM or BA or LLB

In addition to gaining credit for the units of study set out in the above tables, candidates are required to complete sufficient Biomedical Engineering electives so
as to bring their total of eligible engineering credit points to at least 144. Further to this they are required to complete at least 96 credit points of units of study given
by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the School of Business for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. In the case of the BE/BA,
they are required to complete at least 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and the remaining 12 credit points will be
Biomedical Engineering electives from the table above.
A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees BE/BSc, BMedSci, BE/BCom and BE/BA.
In the case of the BE/LLB, they are required to complete 96 credit points of compulsory Law units of study and a further 48 credit points of elective Law units of
study.
A minimum of 288 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree BE/LLB.
Candidates should refer to the joint resolutions of the faculty in which they are undertaking the second degree.
For a standard enrolment plan for Biomedical Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Biomed)
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(Biomedical)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering are
required to gain credit for the 144 credits of core units of study set out
below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing the
credit points for the requirements of a specialist major and elective
units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary
to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.The
Biomedical Engineering program can be taken with the following
majors:(a) Mechanical Engineering(b) Electrical Engineering(c)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering(d) Information Technology(e)
Note
Candidates for combined Engineering degrees are not required to
complete a major.
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
ENGG1801

Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1960
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hr lectures per week, 2hrs
tutorials per week. Prohibitions: ENGG1802 Assumed knowledge: HSC
extension 1 Math Assessment: Through semester assessments (65%), FInal
The purpose of this unit of study is to introduce students to the

fundamentals of their chosen discipline: biomedical engineering. This
involves lectures on the the medical device technology and key
industry players in the medical device industry, fundamental human
biology, engineering mechanics as a background to the biomechanics
of the human body, and the basics of biomedical design through
engineering drawing. This will be achieved in three ways:
1. Introductory lectures on the Biomedical Engineering Industry.
2. Weekly lectures on the fundamentals of human biology and the key
anatomical systems relevant to biomedical engineering to prepare
students for MECH2901 Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers.
3. Weekly lectures and tutorial on engineering mechanics with a
biomechanics and biomedical design focus to give students a good
grounding in engineering mechanics which will serve as a fundamental
knowledge for intermediate units in the field (Mechanical, Mechatronics
majors) and to give all students a useful working grasp of engineering
mechanics, the basis of biomechanics, as a pre-requisite for the senior
core unit MECH4961 Biomechanics and Biomaterials (Chemical, IT,
Electrical majors, and combined degree students).
4. Introductory lectures and computer tutorials on engineering drawing
and design, which will serve as a fundamental knowledge for
intermediate units in the field and to give students a useful working
grasp of engineering drawing and design essential for all practising
engineers (Chemical, IT, Electrical majors, and combined degree
students) and as a pre-requisite for the senior core unit MECH3660
Manufacturing Engineering.
Strand 1: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering. This strand will
comprise 6 hours of lectures in weeks 1 and 2. The purpose is to
develop for students an understanding of what Biomedical Engineering
is, the range of medical devices and device manufacturers in the
market today, an overview of biotechnology, and the key companies
both local and multinational in the field. At the end of this component,
students will have a clear understanding of what biomedical
engineering is, current medical device technology on the market and
the key manufacturers of these devices, and the biotechnology industry
in terms of processes, products, and key companies involved.
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Strand 2: Introduction to Human Biology. This strand will comprise 13

hours of lectures as a weekly 1 hour lecture from week 1 to 13. It will
provide an introduction to human anatomy and physiology. The first
part of the strand involves a theoretical overview of cell and tissue
structures. The second part of the strand gives a theoretical overview
of specific relevant anatomical systems for biomedical engineers.
Support and Movement: skeletal system and muscular system. Control
Systems: nervous system. Regulation and Maintenance:
cardiovascular system.
Strand 3: Engineering Mechanics. This strand will comprise a weekly
2 hour lecture from week 3 to 13, and a 2 hour tutorial from weeks 3
to 13. The strand aims to provide students with an understanding of
and competence in solving statics problems in engineering. Tutorial
sessions will help students to improve their group work and problem
solving skills, and gain competency in extracting a simplified version
of a problem from a complex situation. Emphasis is placed on the
ability to work in 3D as well as 2D, including the 2D and 3D
visualization of structures and structural components, and the vectorial
2D and 3D representations of spatial points, forces and moments.
Strand 4: Engineering design and drawing. This strand also involve
6 hours of lectures on Engineering Drawing in weeks 11-13 and CAD
(computer-aided-design) supplemented by laboratories working on
actual CAD designs.
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Main Classes:
Three 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week; one 3 hour practical
per week for 9 weeks. Corequisites: Recommended concurrent units of study:
6 credit points of Junior Mathematics Prohibitions: CHEM1001, CHEM1109,
CHEM1901, CHEM1903
Assumed knowledge: HSC Chemistry and
Mathematics Assessment: Theory examination (60%), laboratory work (15%),
online assignment (10%) and continuous assessment quizzes (15%) Practical
field work: A series of 9 three-hour laboratory sessions, one per week for 9
weeks of the semester. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Chemistry 1A is built on a satisfactory prior knowledge of the HSC

Chemistry course. Chemistry 1A covers chemical theory and physical
chemistry. Lectures: A series of 39 lectures, three per week throughout
the semester.
Textbooks
A booklist is available from the First
http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/firstyear
Year
Chemistry
website.
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed
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Textbooks
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
One 3 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week; one 3 hour practical per week
for 9 weeks. Prerequisites: CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or a Distinction in
CHEM1001 or equivalent Corequisites: Recommended concurrent units of
study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics Prohibitions: CHEM1002,
CHEM1108, CHEM1902, CHEM1904 Assessment: Theory examination (60%),
laboratory work (15%), online assignment (10%) and continuous assessment
quizzes (15%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Chemistry 1B is built on a satisfactory prior knowledge of Chemistry

1A and covers inorganic and organic chemistry. Successful completion
of Chemistry 1B is an acceptable prerequisite for entry into
Intermediate Chemistry units of study. Lectures: A series of 39 lectures,
three per week throughout the semester.
Textbooks
Year
Chemistry
website.
MBLG1001
Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro)
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Dale Hancock Session: Semester
2 Classes: Two 1-hour lectures per week; one 1-hour tutorial and one 4-hour
practical per fortnight Prohibitions: MBLG1901 Assumed knowledge: 6
credit points of Junior Biology and 6 credit points of Junior Chemistry
Assessment: One 2.5-hour exam, in-semester skills test and assignments
The lectures in this unit of study introduce the "Central Dogma" of

molecular biology and genetics -i.e., the molecular basis of life. The
course begins with the information macromolecules in living cells:
DNA, RNA and protein, and explores how their structures allow them
to fulfill their various biological roles. This is followed by a review of
how DNA is organised into genes leading to discussion of replication
and gene expression (transcription and translation).The unit concludes
with an introduction to the techniques of molecular biology and, in
particular, how these techniques have led to an explosion of interest
and research in Molecular Biology. The practical component
complements the lectures by exposing students to experiments which
explore the measurement of enzyme activity, the isolation of DNA and
the 'cutting' of DNA using restriction enzymes. However, a key aim of
the practicals is to give students higher level generic skills in
computing, communication, criticism, data analysis/evaluation and
experimental design.
Textbooks
Introduction to Molecular Biology MBLG1001 & MBLG1901, 3rd edition compiled
by D. Hancock, G. Denyer and B. Lyon, Pearson ISBN 978 1 4860 0039 5
Second year
MATH2067
examination,
assignments
and
quizzes
(100%)
Campus:



ELEC1103
This unit of study provides the underpinning knowledge needed in

biomedical engineering designs. It is not a pre-requisite for any units
of study. However, the anatomic and physiological functional
knowledge gained in this subject will enhance prototype development
of biomedical designs. Students should gain familiarity with anatomical
and physiological terms and their meaning, understanding of the gross
anatomy of the major systems in the human body and their importance
in the design of biomedical devices and understanding of the major
physiological principles which govern the operation of the human
body.


Safety issues
ELEC2104

AMME1362
Materials 1

MECH2901
Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2.5 hours of lectures per
week. 12 hours of laboratory work per semester. Prohibitions: ANAT2008,
ANAT2010, PHSI2005, PHSI2006, PHSI2905, PHSI2906, All BMED units
Assumed knowledge: A basic understanding of biology. Recommended:
BIOL1003 (or equivalent) Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
final exam (60%). Campus: Cumberland Mode of delivery: Normal

AMME2261
Fluid Mechanics 1
and linear algebra.
CHNG2803
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 6 hours of project work in
class per week Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering Stream
Corequisites: CHEM2404 AND CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802 Assumed
knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration
of these concepts to solve real chemical engineering problems Ability to
understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics.
Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector calculus) and linear
algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL. Ability to
read widely outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise arguments
based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on
qualitative and quantitative information. Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study is centred around real-life engineering projects which

cover traditional and non-traditional domains of chemical engineering,
and span the energy, chemical processing and bio-medical sectors.
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By the end of this unit, students will be proficient in analysing complex

fluid and energy networks and decomposing them into their essential
component parts. Students will understand the functionality of each
of these key components, and will be able to characterise the
performance of the engineering network in terms of both component
and system-wide variables. Students will also be able to take this
information and explore the optimum operating conditions for the
network.
This unit of study runs concurrently with two enabling technology units
of study, CHNG2801 and CHNG2802. These two units will provide
students with the tools and know-how to tackle the real-life engineering
problems encountered in CHNG2803.This integrated course structure
is designed to help students become familiar with the multi-disciplinary
nature of chemical engineering today.
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
hours lab/tutorial per week, 1 hour of ELearning per week. Assumed
knowledge: MATH1001 Differential Calculus and MATH1002 Linear Algebra
and MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling. Basic knowledge of
differentiation & integration, differential equations, and linear algebra.
This unit aims to teach some of the basic properties of many

engineering signals and systems and the necessary mathematical
tools that aid in this process. The particular emphasis is on the time
and frequency domain modeling of linear time invariant systems. The
concepts learnt in this unit will be heavily used in many units of study
(in later years) in the areas of communication, control, power systems
and signal processing. A basic knowledge of differentiation and
integration, differential equations, and linear algebra is assumed.
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

3. creativity,
Third year
MECH3921
Biomedical Design and Technology
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4 hours of lectures/tutorials
per week.These include site visits. Prerequisites: AMME2302 AND MECH2901
AND (MECH2400 OR ENGG1960). Assumed knowledge: A basic
understanding of human physiology and anatomy and an understanding of the
engineering design process. Assessment: Through semester assesment (100%)
This unit aims to give students an understanding of the Australian and

International biomedical industry and in the development, manufacture
and uses of biomedical engineering products in therapeutic,
rehabilitation and clinical settings. Students will gain an understanding
of the process of biomedical regulation in Australia and other major
international markets as well as the entire process of creating a new
biomedical engineering product, from design through to marketing
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and monitoring of the product. Students will design a biomedical device

including the preparation of a detailed design brief.
This will be done as a team project. Each team will work on a specific
biomedical design project following formal design protocols, including
design control, regulatory considerations, and commercialisation/IP
considerations.
- Biomedical Design: A team design project on a medical device.
- Intellectual Property in the biomedical industry.
- Biomedical devices and technology.
- Regulatory and clinical considerations in the biomedical industry.
- Commercialisation strategies in the biomedical industry.
- The Australian biomedical industry - an overview. Includes site visits.
- The global biomedical industry - an overview. Includes site visits.
MECH3660
Campus:


ELEC3802
Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
hours of lab/tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC2004 or ELEC2104
A knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm's law, Thevenin
and Nortons' theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
and inductors, a basic knowledge of bipolar and field effect transistor theory,
simplified theoretical mechanism of operation of transformers. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit assumes a knowledge of basic principles in physics,

mathematics, circuit theory and electronics. In particular, some
understanding of the following is required: Thevenins and Nortons
theorems, Fourier analysis, radiation, filtering, bipolar and field effect
transistors, and operational amplifiers.
The following topics are covered. Biology of the heart, circulatory and
respiratory systems, physiology of nerve and muscle cells, fundamental
organization of the brain and spinal cord. Medical instrumentation.
ElectrocardioGram and automated diagnosis. Heart pacemakers and
defibrillators. The bionic ear. Apparatus for treatment of sleep
disordered breathing(sleep apnoea).
This unit is descriptive and does not require detailed knowledge of

electronics or mathematics, but does require an understanding of
some key aspects of mathematical and electronic theory. The unit
concentrates on some of the practical applications of biomedical
engineering to patient diagnosis and treatment.
AMME4790

their operation.
Fourth year
MECH4961
Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of lectures per week
Prerequisites: (AMME2302 or AMME1362); MECH2901; MECH3921; 6cp of
Junior Biology Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam
This course is divided into two parts: biomechanics and biomaterials:

Biomechanics: Biomechanics is the study of the body from the point
of view of it being an engineering structure. There are many aspects
to this since the human body contains soft tissues, hard tissues
(skeletal system), and articulating joints. We will begin with a general
introduction to biomechanics, modelling the human body from the
macroscopic level to the microscopic level. We will then study soft
tissue mechanics, with respect to both non-linear and viscoelastic
descriptions, with a significant focus on the mathematical methods
used in relation to the mechanics of the system. We will then look at
specific aspects of biomechanics: muscle mechanics, joint mechanics,
kinematics and dynamics of human gait (gait analysis), biomechanics
of cells, physiological fluid flow, biomechanics of injury, functional and
mechanical response of tissues to mechanical loading.
Biomaterials: This course will involve the study of biomaterials from
two perspectives: firstly, the response of the body towards the
biomaterial - an immune response and foreign body reaction; secondly,
the response of the biomaterial to the body - corrosion, biodegradation,
and mechanical failure. Our study will begin with the response of the
body towards the biomaterial. We will begin by looking at the immune
system itself and then move on to look at the normal inflammatory
response. We will then study in detail the foreign body reaction caused
by biomaterials. The final part of this section is the study of protein
adsorption onto biomaterials, with a strong focus on the Vroman effect.
Then we will move onto the response of the biomaterial to the body.
We will begin by a review of biomaterials, their applications, and
compositions, and mechanical properties. We will then look at key
problems such as corrosion, stress shielding, static fatigue, and
mechanical failure. Finally, we will take a practical look at the materials
themselves. Beginning with metals, then polymers (thermoplastic,
thermosetting, and biodegradable), and finally ceramics (bioinert,
biodegradable, and bioactive).
AMME4971
Tissue Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2 hrs
of tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: 6 credit points of junior biology,6
credit points of junior chemistry and 6 credit points of intermediate physiology
or equivalent. Assessment: Through asemester assessment (60%); Final Exam
Note: The primary teaching delivery method will be lectures. This UoS builds
on the assumed knowledge of junior and intermediate biology and thus students
will already have practical hands-on biological training. The purpose of this UoS
is to elaborate the theory and latest developments of this very new field of tissue
engineering, thereby building on the existing practical and theoretical knowledge
base the students have in cell biology.
With the severe worldwide shortage of donor organs and the ubiquitous
problem of donor organ rejection, there is a strong need for developing
technologies for engineering replacement organs and other body
parts. Recent developments in biochemistry and cell biology have
begun to make this possible, and as a consequence, the very new
field of tissue engineering has been making dramatic progress in the
last few years. This UoS will provide an introduction to the principles
of tissue engineering, as well as an up to date overview of recent
progress in the field of tissue engineering is and where it is going.
This UoS assumes prior knowledge of cell biology and chemistry and
builds on that foundation to elaborate on the important aspects of
tissue engineering.
The objectives are:
1. To gain a basic understanding of the major areas of interest in
tissue engineering
2. To learn to apply basic engineering principles to tissue engineering
systems
3. To understand the challenges and difficulties of tissue engineering.
4. Understand the ethical issues of stem cell applications.
5. Practical classes in the preparation and evaluation of scaffolds for
tissue regeneration.
6. Enable student to access web-based resources in tissue engineering
(for example: Harvard-MIT Principles and Practice of Tissue
Engineering).
7. Research basic skills in Tissue Engineering.
ENGG4000
Campus:

Select 6cp from the following block of units:

AMME4981
Applied Biomedical Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hour workgroup sessions
per week Assumed knowledge: MECH2901 AND AMME2301 AND AMME2500
AND MECH3362 AND MECH3921. Anatomy and Physiology, engineering
dynamics and mechanics of solids in the second year level and knowledge of
materials engineering and mechanical design in the third year level
Campus:
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Computer modelling and simulation signify a very important aspect

of engineering in general, and biomedical engineering specifically.
This is because it allows overcoming some significant problems of
clinical, ethical, and design involved in testing early prototypes on live
subjects. This unit of study will take a project-based-learning approach
to the topic of computer modelling and simulation for design
optimization of biomedical prostheses and devices through lectures,
tutorials, team work and research seminars. The primary focus will
be on CT/MRI based finite element modelling, design analysis and
optimisation for biomedical implantable devices. The students will
form into teams and use computer modeling and simulation techniques
to develop and optimize their design. Projects are to be conducted
for some real-life problems from the biomedical industry, and it is
anticipated that students will spend a significant amount of time with
their research and development. It is anticipated that students will
gain detailed knowledge not only in the design topic assigned to them,
but also in the topics assigned to their peers.
COMP5424
Information Technology in Biomedicine
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: (Lec 2hrs & Tut 1hr) per week
Information technology (IT) has significantly contributed to the research

and practice of medicine, biology and health care. The IT field is
growing enormously in scope with biomedicine taking a lead role in
utilizing the evolving applications to its best advantage. The goal of
this unit of study is to provide students with the necessary knowledge
to understand the information technology in biomedicine. The major
emphasis will be on the principles associated with biomedical digital
imaging systems and related biomedicine data processing, analysis,
visualization, registration, modelling, compression, management,
communication and security. Specialist areas such as Picture Archiving
and Communication Systems (PACS), computer-aided diagnosis
(CAD), content-based medical image retrieval (CBMIR), and ubiquitous
m-Health, etc. will be addressed. A broad range of practical integrated
clinical applications will be also elaborated.
COMP5456
Credit points: 6 Session: Summer Main Classes: Block mode in Summer
School. Prohibitions: COMP3456 Assumed knowledge: Some experience
with basic programming (coding) in Java, C, C++ or Perl; Some proven ability
in mathematical or information sciences (as evinced in the prerequisites); Some
knowledge of molecular biology either through first year BIOL papers or
MBLG1001. Assessment: Through course assessment(30%), final exam (70%)
This unit brings together a wide range of skils that are routinely
practised in bioinformatics, from the "hard" subjects of mathematics,
statistics and computer science, to the "soft" subjects in the
biological/health sciences and pharmacology. It covers the essentials
of bioinformatics data gathering, manipulation, mining and storage
that underpin bioinformatics research, and provides additional practice
in the graduate attributes of Research and Inquiry, Information Literacy
and Communication through analysis of scientific research, use of
large bioinformatics data sets, and writing of reports.
Select 18cp from the following list of Biomedical

electives:
MECH4720
Sensors and Signals
This unit of study is not available in 2014
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: MTRX3700 Assumed knowledge:
Strong Matlab skills Assessment: Final Exam (30%), Assignment (35%), Lab
Report (35%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
The unit aims to provide students with a good practical knowledge of

a broad range of sensor technologies, operational principles and
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relevant signal processing techniques. MECH4720 is the last in a

series of practical Mechatronic and Electrical courses taken over three
years. It takes these practical engineering concepts, along with the
associated mathematical, electronic and mechanical theory and applies
this knowledge to a series of practical, albeit specialized applications
that will be encountered by most Mechatronic Engineers at sometime
during their careers.
This unit will starts by looking at signal characteristics, modulation,
filtering and convolution before examining some passive sensors. It
goes on to provide an overview of the workings of typical active
sensors with a strong emphasis on optical systems and image
processing (Radar, Lidar and Sonar). It provides insight into basic
sensing methods as well as aspects of interfacing and signal
processing. It includes both background material and a number of
case studies.
At the end of this unit students will have a good understanding of
passive and active sensors, their outputs and applicable signal
processing techniques; an appreciation of the basic sensors that are
available to engineers and when they should be used.
MECH4730
Computers in Real-Time Control and Inst
hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisites: MTRX3700 Prohibitions:
ELEC4602 Assessment: Lab Skills (50%), Final Exam (50%) Campus:
This unit aims for students to: learn the fundamental principles and
requirements of real time software design: understand the basic
components of an embedded systems; learn, appreciate and
understand the various stages that need to be completed in a large
software system implementation; learn the capabilities of a typical
high performance real time operating system.
At the end of this unit students will have a basic knowledge of the
hardware components available in a microcomputer system and a
detailed knowledge of facilities and capabilities typically present in a
professional real time operating system. The student will have the
competence to design, implement and debug interrupt-driven / event
driven multitasking systems. The outcomes of this subject are: to be
able to design, plan and implement a large real time software system.;
to understand the complexity of real time programming; to be able to
select appropriate software/hardware platforms for a given
control/monitoring task; to understand the problematic of real time
software design; to be able to select appropriate software design tool
for a real time task: to be able to debug a complete real time system;
to be able to organize and distribute tasks in a large software project;
to be able to monitor and control the progress towards a due day
working in a group; to understand the main facilities offered by
professional real time operating system: Processes, Threads, Timers,
interrupts, interprocess communications; to be able to present /
demonstrate a real time system in time; to be able to report results in
a professional manner.
Textbooks
Auslander DM & Tham CH, Real Time Software for Control, Prentice Hall, 1990.
Library Classification: 629.8102, 629.8955133.
MTRX4700
hours of lab work per week Prerequisites: AMME3500; MTRX3700
Assessment: Assignment (30%), Project (40%), Final Exam (30%) Campus:


vision processing.
analysis; and use of computer-based statistical tools. The issues

associated with dynamic response of bio-physical processes; inferred
or estimated variables; control system design and implementation;
introduction to model-based control; use of computer-based control
system design and analysis tools will be elaborated.
When this course is successfully completed you will acquire knowledge
to choose the appropriate statistical techniques within a computer
based environment, such as Excel or MATLAB, for a given situation.
The students will also obtain potential for monitoring/control scheme
based on the key dynamic features of the process. Such information
would be beneficial for any future career in Bio-manufacturing
companies. Students are encouraged to promote an interactive
environment for exchange of information.
CHNG5601
Membrane Science

Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 hours of lectures and

laboratory sessions per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment
"Membrane Science" provides background in the physics and

electrochemistry of a variety of synthetic membranes used in industry
as well as cellular membranes.
The course aims to provide students with an understand of:
membrane self-assembly and manufacture;
membrane separation processes such as filtration, desalination, ion
exchange and water-splitting;
and techniques for membrane characterisation and monitoring.
CHNG5602
Cellular Biophysics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 hours of lectures/ project
work classes per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
Students will be given a good background in the physics of biological

processes. Students will understand the differences between
thermodynamically closed and open systems and its relevance to
cells and other biological systems. Students will be provided with an
introduction to the thermodynamics of irreversible and evolutionary
processes of relevance to biology. Students will be introduced to the
statistical mechanics of self assembly and equilibrium structures and
its relevance to biology at the molecular level.
CHNG5603
Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy Sys
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Lectures 2hrs per week,
Tutorials 1hr per week, Project Work - own time. Assumed knowledge: It is
assumed that students have a general knowledge of: MATH 1001 Differential
Calculus MATH 1003 Integral Calculus and Modeling Assessment: Through
This course will give students an insight into the use of

(computer-based) statistical techniques in extracting information from
experimental data obtained from real life bio-physical systems. The
issues and techniques required for mathematical modeling as well as
monitoring and/or control scheme for bio-physical systems will be
discussed and implemented in diverse range of bioprocesses, including
biomaterials and fermentation products.
We will review statistical distribution; tests based on z, t, F variables;
calculation of confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; linear and
nonlinear regression; analysis of variance; principal component
ELEC3404
Campus:
ELEC3305
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and a 2
hours lab/tutorial per week. Prerequisites: ELEC2302 Assumed knowledge:
Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit:
familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous
linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain
representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time signals.
This unit aims to teach how signals are processed by computers. It

describes the key concepts of digital signal processing, including
details of various transforms and filter design. Students are expected
to implement and test some of these ideas on a digital signal processor
(DSP). Completion of the unit will facilitate progression to advanced
study in the area and to work in the industrial use of DSP.
The following topics are covered. Review of analog and digital signals.
Analog to digital and digital to analog conversion. Some useful digital
signals. Difference equations and filtering. Impulse and step response
of filters. Convolution representation of filters. The Z-transform.
Transfer functions and stability. Discrete time Fourier transform (DTFT)
and frequency response of filters. Finite impulse response (FIR) filter
design: windowing method. Infinite impulse response (IIR) filter design:
Butterworth filters, Chebyshev filters, Elliptic filters and impulse
invariant design. Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT): windowing effects.
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT): decimation in time algorithm. DSP
hardware.
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
tutorial per week, 2 hours labs per week. Prohibitions: MECH5701 Assumed
knowledge: SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software
Development Methods 1) and ELEC3607 Embedded Computing (or ELEC2601
Microprocessor Systems) Assessment: Through semester assessment (30%),
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This unit is concerned with the theory and practice of real time
computer systems as applied to the design of embedded systems
and computer control systems in engineering, manufacturing and
automation.
Some background in programming, object oriented design and system
architecture is assumed. A prime aim of this unit of study is to develop
a capacity for research and inquiry in the field of real-time and
embedded systems. Completion of this unit will facilitate progression
to advanced study or to work in embedded systems and industrial
real-time computer systems.
The following topics are covered. Hard real time and embedded
systems, as applied to engineering, manufacturing and automation.
Timing and scheduling: periodic vs aperiodic processes, deadlines,
rate monotonic, deadline monotonic and earliest deadline scheduling.
Management of shared resources. Real-time languages and their
features. Real time operating systems. Real time software design.
Embedded Systems: overview, signal flow, interfacing. Reliability and
fault tolerance in hardware and software. SCADA and DCCS. Some
case studies.
AMME4992
Regulatory Affairs in Medical Industry
MECH4902
Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering
AMME4710
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of Lectures per week

Prerequisites: AMME2301, AMME2302, ENGG1802, BIOL1003, MECH2901,
MECH3921. Assumed knowledge: Basic concepts in engineering
mechanics-statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics; Basic concepts in materials
science, specifically with regard to types of materials and the relation between
properties and microstructure; and A basic understanding of human biology and
anatomy. Assessment: Through semester assessment(55%), Final Exam

The aims and objectives of the UoS are:

1.To introduce the student to the details and practice of orthopaedic
engineering.
2.To give students an overview of the diverse knowledge necessary
for the design and evaluation of implants used in orthopaedic surgery.
3.To enable students to learn the language and concepts necessary
for interaction with orthopaedic surgeons and the orthopaedic implant
industry.
4.To introduce the student to the details and practice of other
engineering applications in surgery, particularly in the cardiovascular
realm.
AMME4990
Biomedical Product Development
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: BIOL1003 OR 6 credit points of
junior biology CHEM1101 OR 6 credit points of junior chemistry MECH2901
OR 6 credit points of junior intermediate physiology or equivalent, MECH3921.
Assumed knowledge: Junior level chemistry, intermediate level biology, and
specific knowledge of cell biology at least at the junior level, and preferably at
the intermediate level. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Elective Unit of Study: Product development in the biomedical area

presents unique challenges that need to be addressed to efficiently
satisfy strict regulatory requirements and to successfully advance
products to approval for marketing. Biomedical engineers need a
broad understanding of these challenges as the main components of
product development are complex and interdependent. Development
of good manufacturing and quality control processes, preclinical and
clinical validation of product safety and efficacy, and regulatory filings,
are each progressive and interdependent processes. This UoS will
provide a broad understanding of regulatory requirements for
biomedical product development, with particular emphasis on the
dependence of each component on the development of processes
and control systems that conform to Good Manufacturing Practice.
This UoS assumes prior knowledge of cell biology and chemistry and
builds on that foundation to elaborate on the important aspects of
biomedical product development.
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Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hour weekly lecture

Assumed knowledge: BIOL1003 or 6 credit points of junior biology CHEM1101
or 6 credit points of junior chemistry MECH2901 or 6 credit points of intermediate
physiology or equivalent MECH3921 Assessment: Through semester
assessment(100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Supply of medical devices, diagnostics and related therapeutic

products is regulated in most jurisdictions, with sophisticated and
complex regulatory regimes in all large economies. These regulations
are applied both to manufacturers and designers and to biomedical
engineers undertaking device custom manufacture or maintenance
in clinical environments. This UoS will explore the different regulatory
frameworks in the "Global Harmonisation Task Force" group of
jurisdictions (US, EU, Canada, Japan, Australia) as well as emerging
regulatory practices in Asia and South America. Emphasis will be on
the commonality of the underlying technical standards and the
importance of sophisticated risk management approaches to
compliance.

CHNG5605
Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace
Project Work - own time. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Note: This course is for Master degree students and also is offered as an elective
course for fourth year students.
The objectives of the course are to provide students with an overview

of biochemical and pharmaceutical industry. It will give students an
insight into drug delivery systems and formulation; how therapeutic
drugs work; and a general overview of biochemical and pharmaceutical
marketing. The design and management of clinical trials, which are
key factors for development of any new therapeutic agent will also be
covered in the course. The challenges for commercialisation of
innovative methods and/or biochemical and pharmaceutical products
and aspects of intellectual property protection will be elaborated.
Ultimately the aspects of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and
international legislation for marketing pharmaceutical products will be
illuminated.
Lectures in this course will be delivered by both University of Sydney
staff and by a number of visiting professional representatives from
industry and government agencies. We will also arrange a site visit
for a bio-manufacturing company as warranted.
When you successfully complete this course you acquire knowledge
about drug formulation, pharmaceutical processing including physical
processes, legislation governing the bio-manufacturing and
commercialisation of biochemicals and pharmaceuticals. The
information would be beneficial for your future career in pharmaceutical
manufacturing companies.
Students are encouraged to engage in an interactive environment for
exchange of information. This course will be assessed by quizzes,
assignments, oral presentation and final report.This unit of study is

offered as an advanced elective unit of study to final year
undergraduate students. Students may be required to attend lectures
off-campus
CHNG5604
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures or tutorials
per week. 4 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Assumed knowledge:
CHNG5601 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Students will explore experimentally the theoretical concepts learned

in the other modules of the MES course in Biophysical Processes.
They will gain practical insights into electrodiffusion and other mass
transport processes through membranes. Students will understand
the construction and functional properties of synthetic separation
membranes. Students will explore experimentally the various factors
affecting the performance of synthetic separation membranes.
COMP5048
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lecture 2 hours per week,
Tutorial 1 hour per week. Prohibitions: COMP4048 Assumed knowledge: It
is assumed that students will have basic knowledge of data structures, algorithms
and programming skills. Assessment: Through semester assessemnt (100%)
Information Visualisation aims to make good pictures of abstract

information, such as stock prices, family trees, and software design
diagrams. Well designed pictures can convey this information rapidly
and effectively.
The research challenge for Information Visualisation is to design and
implement new algorithms that produce such pictures. Applications
include visualisation of bioinformatics, social network, software
visualisation and network visualisation.
This unit will provide basic concepts, techniques and fundamental
algorithms to achieve good visualisation of abstract information.
Further, it will also provide opportunities for academic research and
developing new methods for Information Visualisation.
ELEC5701
Technology Venture Creation
visiting professional or team-based interaction exercise per week. Prohibitions:
ENGG5102 Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam
This unit of study prepares graduating students with insight and skills
in how to turn a concept into a high technology startup company. The
class will provide students with knowledge, practical experience and
frameworks to assist in evaluating the market for a technology product
or service, the design & viability of business models around it, the
formulation of a funding-reading business plan & financials, capital
raising options & process, venture capital, building distribution
channels, intellectual property protection, putting together an A-grade
management team, term sheets & funding documentation, technology
sales models and going global. We will look at real world case studies
of successful technology companies (and flame outs). Does Twitter
have a viable business model? Will Facebook eat its lunch? Is
YouTube just burning cash? Will Google rule the world? During the
period of the course, students will form teams and write a business
plan around a concept they propose. Each student will assume a role
in the team (CEO, CTO, CFO, VP Sales & Marketing). The plan will
be judged by a panel of real world venture capitalists, entrepreneurs
and angel investors to determine the final grade for the course. The
course is limited to 40 students (10 teams of 4) in addition to a waiting
list of 8. Be warned that a serious commitment will be required in
developing the concept into a viable business plan. The outcome,
however, will be very rewarding to those students interested in starting
the next Google. Prospective students should send an email in 400
words or less on why they want to enroll prior to acceptance, to the
course email address.This course is taught by instructors experienced

in technology startups & venture capital. The course will include a
number of guest lectures by industry.
ELEC3803
Bioelectronics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr lectures per week, 2hrs
tutorials/labs per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC2004 OR ELEC2104. A
knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm`s law, Thevenin`s
and Norton`s theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
Campus:
This unit will cover recent advances in bioelectronics circuits and

systems including electronic medical devices, implanted devices, lab
on a chip devices, biomedical signal processing and neuromorphic
engineering. Regulatory aspects of bioelectronic system design will
be addressed including the IEC standards and TGA approval
processes. The unit will have a strong practical design focus with
laboratories focused on dealing with real life bioelectronic signals and
subject-device interfaces. Industry, clinical and research guest lecturers
will introduce current topics and design needs.
ELEC5514
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours
lab per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC3305, ELEC3506, ELEC3607 and
ELEC5508 or equivalent Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%),
This unit aim to teach the fundamentals concepts associated with:

*Networked Embedded Systems, wireless sensor networks
*Wireless channel propagation and radio power consumption
*Wireless networks, ZigBee, Bluetooth, etc.
*Sensor principle, data fusion, source detection and identification
*Multiple source detection, multiple access communications.
*Network topology, routing, network information theory
*Distributed source channel coding for sensor networks
*Power-aware and energy-aware communication protocols.
*Distributed embedded systems problems such as time synchronization
and node localization,
Exposure to several recently developed solutions to address problems
in wireless sensor networks and ubiquitous computing giving them a
well-rounded view of the state-of the-art in the networked embedded
systems field.
Student involvement with projects will expose them to the usage of
simulators and/or programming some types of networked embedded
systems platforms.
*Ability to identify the main issues and trade-offs in networked
embedded systems.
*Understanding of the state-of-the-art solutions in the area
*Based on the above understanding, ability to analyze requirements
and devise first-order solutions for particular networked embedded
systems problems.
*Familiarization with a simulator platform and real hardware platforms
for network embedded systems through the Students involvement in
projects.

of Thesis/Project units.
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A and B or Engineering Project
A and B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is
required.
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Select 6 cp from:
AMME4111
Honours Thesis A
seminar program.
CHNG4811
Honours Thesis A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: no formal classes
Prerequisites: CHNG3801, CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806,
CHNG3807. Corequisites: CHNG4812 Prohibitions: CHNG4813, CHNG4814
Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six)
core chemical engineering UoS in third year have been successfully completed.
Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: This unit is available
to only those students who have gained an entry to the Honours degree.
The ability to plan, systematically conduct and report on a major

research project is an important skill for professional engineers. This
unit of study builds on technical competencies introduced in previous
years, as well as making use of the report writing and communications
skills the students have developed. The research activity is spread
over two units (Chemical Engineering Thesis A and B) run in first and
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second semester. In this unit of study, students are required to plan

and begin work on a major research project, which is very often some
aspect of a staff member`s research interests. Some of the projects
will be experimental in nature, while others may involve
computer-based simulation, design or literature surveys. In this unit,
students will learn how to examine published and experimental data,
set objectives, organize a program of work and devise an experimental
or developmental program. The progress at the end of Thesis A will
be evaluated based on a seminar presentation and a progress report.
The skills acquired will be invaluable to students undertaking
engineering work.Students are expected to take the initiative when
pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will be available for
discussion - typically 1 hour per week.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time Prerequisites: 36 credits of 3rd year units of study Assessment:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Note that students
require permission from the HOS to do both A and B units in the same Semester,
and will have an accelerated assessment schedule. Note also that entry to
Honours Thesis is by permission.
Students will work individually or in groups on an assigned project for

the semester. The concepts covered depend on the nature of the
project, but broadly cover research and inquiry, and information
literacy.
or
AMME4121
Supervision

CHNG4813
CHNG3807 Corequisites: CHNG4814 Prohibitions: CHNG4811, CHNG4812
Campus:
Semester 2.


over two units (Chemical Engineering Project A and B) run in first and
or developmental program. The progress at the end of Project A will
ELEC4710
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time Prerequisites: 36 credits of 3rd year units of study Prohibitions:
ELEC4712, ELEC4713 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Supervision
Semester 2.
Note: Note that students require permission from the HOS to do both A and B
units in the same Semester, and will have an accelerated assessment schedule.

the Semester. The concepts covered depend on the nature of the
literacy.
This unit of study builds on the technical competencies introduced in
the previous years. The project work is spread over two units
(Engineering Project A and B). In Engineering Project A, students are
required to plan and begin work on their project and roughly complete
half the work required for the whole `final year` project. In particular,
it should include almost all the planning, literature review, and a
significant proportion of the experimental or analytical work required
of the project. The student will prepare a Progress Report at the end
of semester detailing the context of the problem, relevant background
research and progress to date. The progress at the end of Engineering
Project A will be evaluated by the supervisor based on the
thoroughness of the proposed program and the progress achieved
during the semester. The student can only progress to Engineering
Project B on attainment of a satisfactory result in Engineering Project
A.
In Engineering Project B, the students are required to complete the
remaining aspects of the project, present their results to their peers
and academic staff in a seminar format, and prepare and submit a
detailed Treatise.
The final grade is based on the work done in both Engineering Project
A and B, and will be awarded upon successful completion of
Engineering Project B.
These units are normally taken in Semester 1.
Select 6 cp from:
AMME4112
Honours Thesis B

elude completion.
CHNG4812
Honours Thesis B
Corequisites: CHNG4811 Prohibitions: CHNG4813, CHNG4814 Assumed
knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that Honours Thesis A
and all (six) core chemical engineering units of study in third year have been
successfully completed. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
he ability to plan, systematically conduct and report on a major

over two units (Honours Thesis A and B) run in first and second
semester. In this unit of study, the primary emphasis is on the
execution of a comprehensive and systemic series of investigations,
and the reporting of the study in a major thesis document and an oral
presentation. Students will acquire skills in developing a plan for a
series of studies to illuminate an area of research, in evaluating
alternatives at the conceptual level with a view to creating a `short-list`
worthy of more detailed technical investigation, and in searching the
literature for guidance of the studies. Further, communication skills
will be developed, such as the ability to clearly present the background
and results in a written format and in an oral presentation to a general
engineering audience.This UoS is part of an integrated (two semester)
fourth year program involving a chemical engineering research project
and thesis. It has the overarching aim of completing the `vertical
integration` of knowledge - one of the pillars on which this degree
program is based. Students who have successfully completed
CHNG4203 Major Industrial Project may apply for exemption from
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this unit of study and replace it with an advanced level chemical

engineering elective unit of study.Students are expected to take the
initiative when pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will
be available for discussion - typically 1 hour per week.
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project Work own time Prerequisites: ELEC4712 Assessment: Through semester
Supervision
Honours Thesis is by permission

literacy.
or
AMME4122

CHNG4814
Prerequisites: CHNG3801 AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805
AND CHNG3806 AND CHNG3807. Corequisites: CHNG4813 Prohibitions:
CHNG4811, CHNG4812 Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study
assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering UoS in third year have been
Semester 1.

second semester. In this unit of study, the primary emphasis is on the
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engineering audience.Students are expected to take the initiative
when pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will be available
for discussion - typically 1 hour per week.
ELEC4711
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: There are no
lectures for this unit. However, the students are expected to spend at least one
full day per week to complete the remaining aspects of the project, and present
their results in a seminar format, and prepare a detailed Treatise. Prerequisites:
ELEC4710 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Semester 1.

literacy.
These units are normally taken in semester 2

International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a

Completion of the Bachelor of Engineering(Biomedical) as a stand
alone degree requires that a major sequence of units be completed
in order to meet total degree requirements. The available majors are:
(1) Mechanical Engineering(2) Electrical Engineering(3) Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering(4) Information Technology(5)
Mechatronic EngineeringThe sequence of units required to complete
a major in one of these areas is shown in the following tables.

AMME2262
and linear algebra.
transfer.
AMME2500
Campus:

AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

MECH3261
Fluid Mechanics 2

AMME3500


problem domains.
is under control
MECH2400
Mechanical Design 1

3. creativity,
MECH3361
Prerequisites: AMME2301 and AMME2302 Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study aims to: teach the fundamentals of analyzing stress
and deformation in a solid under complex loading associated with the
elemental structures/components in aerospace, mechanical and
biomedical engineering; develop the following attributes: understand
the fundamental principles of solid mechanics and basic methods for
stress and deformation analysis of a solid structure/element in the
above mentioned engineering areas; gain the ability to analyze
problems in terms of strength and deformation in relation to the design,
manufacturing and maintenance of machines, structures, devices and
elements in the above mentioned engineering areas. At the end of
this unit students will have a good understanding of the following:
applicability of the theories and why so; how and why to do stress
analysis; why we need equations of motion/equilibrium; how and why
to do strain analysis; why we need compatibility equations; why
Hooke's law, why plasticity and how to do elastic and plastic
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analysis; how and why to do mechanics modeling; how to describe

boundary conditions for complex engineering problems; why and how
to solve a mechanics model based on a practical problem; why and
how to use energy methods for stress and deformation analysis; why
and how to introduce plates and shells and how to do analysis for
plate and shell structures; why and how to do stress concentration
analysis and its relation to fracture and service life of a
component/structure; how and why to do fundamental plastic
deformation analysis; how and why the finite element method is
introduced and used for stress and deformation analysis.The ultimate
outcome is that the students have the ability to solve engineering
problems by comprehensively using the skills attained above.
MECH3362
Materials 2

of materials.
design.

ELEC1601
of tutorial, 1 hour project work and 2 hours of laboratory per week. Assumed
knowledge: HSC Mathematics extension 1 or 2 Assessment: Through
semester assessment (59%) , Final Exam(41%)
Campus:
This unit of study introduces the fundamental digital concepts upon

which the design and operation of modern digital computers are based.
A prime aim of the unit is to develop a professional view of, and a
capacity for inquiry into, the field of computing.
Topics covered include: data representation, basic computer
organisation, the CPU, elementary gates and logic, peripheral devices,
software organisation, machine language, assembly language,
operating systems, data communications and computer networks.
PHYS1003
3-hour laboratory per week for 10 weeks, one 1-hour tutorial per week.
MATH1903) and (MATH1005 or MATH1905). Prohibitions: PHYS1004,
PHYS1902 Assumed knowledge: HSC Physics or PHYS1001 or PHYS1002
or PHYS1901 or equivalent. Assessment: 3 hour exam plus laboratories,
tutorials, and assignments (100%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
Note: It is recommended that PHYS1001 or PHYS1002 or PHYS1901 be
completed before this unit
This unit of study is designed for students majoring in physical and

engineering sciences and emphasis is placed on applications of
physical principles to the technological world. The lecture series
contains modules on the topics of fluids, electromagnetism, and
quantum physics.
Textbooks
Young & Freedman. University Physics. 13th edition, with Mastering Physics.
Addison-Wesley. Course lab manual.
ELEC2602
and 3 hours labs/tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC1601. This
unit of study assumes some knowledge of digital data representation and basic
computer organisation Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
The purpose of this unit is to equip the students with the skills to design
simple digital logic circuits which comprise modules of larger digital
systems. The following topics are covered: logic operations, theorems
and Boolean algebra, number operations (binary, hex, integer and
floating point), combinational logic analysis and synthesis, sequential
logic, registers, counters, bus systems, state machines, simple CAD
tools for logic design, and the design of a simple computer.
ELEC3803
Bioelectronics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr lectures per week, 2hrs
tutorials/labs per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC2004 OR ELEC2104. A
knowledge of basic electrical engineering is required: Ohm`s law, Thevenin`s
and Norton`s theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors
Campus:
This unit will cover recent advances in bioelectronics circuits and

systems including electronic medical devices, implanted devices, lab
on a chip devices, biomedical signal processing and neuromorphic
engineering. Regulatory aspects of bioelectronic system design will
be addressed including the IEC standards and TGA approval
processes. The unit will have a strong practical design focus with
laboratories focused on dealing with real life bioelectronic signals and
subject-device interfaces. Industry, clinical and research guest lecturers
will introduce current topics and design needs.
Select 18 cp from the following block of units,
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

waves.
Textbooks
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ELEC3304
Control
hours of tutorials per week and 12 hours laboratory work per semester.
Prerequisites: (MATH2061 or MATH2961) and ELEC2302 Prohibitions:
AMME3500 Assumed knowledge: Specifically the following concepts are
assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and
Integral Calculus, Physics; solution of linear differential equations, Matrix Theory,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear electrical circuits, ideal op-amps; continuous
representations, Laplace transform, Fourier transform. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit is mainly concerned with the application of feedback control

to continuous-time, linear time-invariant systems. It aims to give the
students an appreciation of the possibilities in the design of control
and automation in a range of application areas. The concepts learnt

in this unit will be made use of heavily in many units of study in the
areas of communication, control, electronics, and signal processing.
The following specific topics are covered: Modelling of physical
systems using state space, differential equations, and transfer
functions, dynamic response of linear time invariant systems and the
role of system poles and zeros on it, simplification of complex systems,
stability of feedback systems and their steady state performance,
Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion, sketching of root locus and controller
design using the root locus, Proportional, integral and derivative
control, lead and lag compensators, frequency response techniques,
Nyquist stability criterion, gain and phase margins, compensator design
in the frequency domain, state space design for single input
single-output systems, pole placement state variable feedback control
and observer design.
ELEC3305

hardware.
ELEC3404
Campus:

ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELEC1601 and ELEC2602 Assumed
knowledge: ELEC1601 AND ELEC2602. Logic operations, theorems and
Boolean algebra, data representation, number operations (binary, hex, integers
and floating point), combinational logic analysis and synthesis, sequential logic,
registers, counters, bus systems, state machines, simple CAD tools for logic
design, basic computer organisation, the CPU, peripheral devices, software
organisation, machine language, assembly language, operating systems, data

communications and computer networks. Assessment: Through semester
The aim of this unit of study is to teach students about microprocessors

and their use. This includes architecture, programming and interfacing
of microcomputers, peripheral devices and chips, data acquisition,
device monitoring and control and communications.

CHNG1103
Material & Energy Transformations Intro
hours of tutorials per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
The students should develop an understanding of and competence

in the formulation and solution of material and energy balance
problems in engineering; develop competence in using basic flowsheet
analysis and appropriate computational tools; improve their group
work and problem solving skills; gain an ability to extract a simplified
version of a problem from a complex situation.
Material Transformation related topics include: unit systems and unit
conversions; properties of solids, fluids and gases; mass balance
calculations on batch and flow systems; balances on multiple units
processes, balances on reactive systems, recycle, bypass and purge
calculations; equilibrium compositions of reacting systems; vapour
pressure and humidity. Energy transformations include the following
topics: apply the first law of thermodynamics to flow and batch systems
in process industries; understand thermodynamic properties such as
internal energy, enthalpy and heat capacity; conduct energy balances
for sensible heat changes, phase transformations and reactive
processes for practical industrial systems; understand the applications
of psychrometry, refrigeration, heat of formation and combustion in
industry.
CHNG2801
Conservation and Transport Processes
Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering Stream Corequisites:
CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803. Assumed knowledge: Calculus Computations
(Matlab, Excel) Mass and Energy Balances Assessment: Through semester
In the design and analysis of chemical processes, chemical engineers

have to understand integrated concepts in conservation of mass and
energy, properties of fluids, heat transfer and the mass transfer of
chemical species through the processes. This is true not only in
traditional chemical engineering areas such as petrochemicals, but
also for emerging fields like micro-reactors and biotechnology. This
course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts in transport
phenomena necessary for subsequent courses ranging from unit
operations to reactor design and reaction kinetics. The course builds
on concepts from elementary physics and chemistry, as well as
calculus and differential equations.
This module will provide students with working knowledge of
conservation of mass and energy, momentum, mass and energy
transfer, and non-reaction rate processes. These aspects are a first
step to the understanding of transport phenomena. It considers the
classification of fluids and their properties. The integral and differential
forms of the fundamental equations,continuity, momentum and energy
equations are studied. The concepts of transfer rates of momentum,
heat and mass as functions of appropriate driving forces divided by
appropriate resistances will be introduced. The way in which such
resistances and driving forces are defined will be reviewed. An aim
of this unit of study is to provide theoretical support for other core units
of study, particularly CHNG2803 through being able to apply the
principles of conservation and transport processes to any problem.
This unit of study also uses techniques that will be taught in
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CHNG2802, particularly the techniques for predicting the flows in

piping networks.
CHNG2804
Chemical & Biological Systems Behaviour
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering
Stream Corequisites: CHEM2403 AND CHNG2805 AND CHNG2806.
Assumed knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the
integration of these concepts to solve real chemical engineering problems Ability
to understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics
algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL.
This is a core unit within the curriculum. Chemical Engineering requires

an understanding of material and energy transformations and how
these are driven by molecular interactions. The rate of such
transformations is dependent on driving forces and resistances, and
these need to be defined in terms of fundamental physical and
chemical properties of systems. This course seeks to provide students
with a sound basis of the thermodynamics of chemical and biological
systems, and how these, in turn, define limits of behaviour for such
real systems.The thermodynamic basis for rate processes is explored,
and the role of energy transfer processes in these highlighted, along
with criteria for equilibrium and stability. Emphasis is placed on the
prediction of physical properties of chemical and biological systems
in terms of state variables. The course delivery mechanism is
problem-based, and examples from thermal, chemical and biological
processes will be considered, covering molecular to macro-systems
scale. The course builds naturally from the second year first semester
course in conservation and transport processes, and prepares students
fundamentally for the third year course in design of chemical and
biological
processes,
which
deals
fundamentally
with
reaction/separation systems, and considers phase and chemical
equilibria.
CHNG2805
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering
based on such literature Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on
qualitative information Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
This course involves the study of the various concepts which underpin
sustainable development, including technical and economic efficiency,
stewardship of the bio-physical environment, and social acceptability.
The course examines the material economy from the perspective of
open and closed thermodynamic systems, and the implications of this
for resource consumption and waste generation. A number of
governing sustainability frameworks are examined to determine their
suitability within the context of chemical engineering. A range of
approaches and tools for determining industries environmental
performance are introduced as part of a sustainability framework.
Process design and operation, product design are all investigated
from a sustainability perspective. Green Engineering principles are
highlighted as a potential method for transforming industry.
CHNG2806
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of Lectures/Project
work per week plus associated practicals. Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units
for Engineering Stream Corequisites: CHEM2403 AND CHNG2804 AND
CHNG2805. Assumed knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy
balances, and the integration of these concepts to solve real chemical
engineering problems Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry,
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physics and mechanics Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector

calculus) and linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS
EXCEL. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise
arguments based on such literature Ability to write coherent reports and essays
based on qualitative and quantitative information Assessment: Through
Campus:
To recognise that chemical engineers are involved in creation of

products and processes, in manipulating complex systems, and in
managing technical operations. To develop an appreciation of the
practical application of concepts and tools to real design problems in
the process, products and service sectors in which chemical engineers
are engaged. To consider this through three project-driven case
studies covering a range of integrated analysis scenarios, from the
domain of energy and fluid systems. This course is a concurrent
requirement for the concept and enabling technology courses running
in parallel in the same semester.
CHNG3801
Process Design
hours of tutorials per week Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802; CHNG2803;
CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806 Corequisites: CHNG3803, CHNG3802
core chemical engineering UoS in second year have been successfully
completed. Assessment: Through semester assessments (40%), Final Exam
This unit of study consists of two strands: (1) vapour-liquid equilibrium

and distillation and (2) heat transfer and heat exchangers. The central
aim is to show how these unit operations interact in the design and
operation of process equipment. The first strand focuses on the
following; numerical methods for predicting vapour-liquid equilibrium;
binary and multi-component distillation; deviations from ideal
behaviour. The second strand of this unit of study focuses on the
understanding of the differences between various conventional heat
exchanger types and their strengths and weaknesses. Students will
understand and be able to design a range of conventional heat
exchangers using a systematic approach, and will focus on design
and heat transfer calculations. The two strands make extensive use
of computer software: Excel and Matlab for data manipulation and
equation solving; commercial flowsheeting software (Hysys) for solving
engineering design problems. This unit of study runs concurrently with
another enabling technology unit of study CHNG3802. These two
units together provide students with the tools and know-how to tackle
real-life engineering problems encountered in the concurrent
project-based unit of study, CHNG3803. This integrated course
structure is designed to help students become familiar with the
multi-disciplinary nature of chemical engineering today.
CHNG3802
Operating/Improving Industrial Systems
CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806 Corequisites: CHNG3801; CHNG3803
Aims and Objectives: This Unit of study has two strands: the first is
reaction engineering while the second is concerned with process
modelling and process control. The first strand of this unit of study
focuses on the understanding of the key concepts of reaction
engineering in process design. It covers reaction kinettics,
stoichiometry, reactor design, multiple reaction systems, catalysis and
using reaction data to estimate rate laws. All industrial processes
require some process monitoring and control for satisfactory operation.
The first strand commences with process data management before
moving on to empirical modelling. The second strand will concentrate
on the role of process control covering: the development of linear
models, control system analysis, the design and performance of
feedback control systems, and the use of control related software.
This UoS demonstrates that: process control is an integral concept

for any modern plant; a unified approach allows a diversity of
application fields to be readily handled via a consistent approach from
data analysis, though process control to process optimisation. The
UoS will allow each student to achieve and demonstrate competency
through a range of individual and group-based activities. By the end
of this UoS a student should achieve competence in the following:
process data management skills relevant to engineering (data-based
modelling and data reconciliation techniques); appreciation of the role
of process control in modern manufacturing; designing an appropriate
feedback control system and analysing its performance for a range
of process applications using both traditional and software-based
techniques; appreciation of the limitations of feedback control and be
able to design a range of common enhancements; appreciate the
limitations that exist whenever mathematical models are used as the
basis for process control; appreciate the 'vertical integration' that exists
from modelling, through control, to optimisation. This UoS is part of
an integrated third-year program in chemical engineering. Completion
of this body of work is required before a student will be permitted to
move into the final-year with its emphasis on detailed design work,
thesis based research and advanced engineering options.
CHNG3804
hours of project work in class per week. 12 hours of laboratory work per
semester. Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802, CHNG2803; CHNG2804;
CHNG2805; CHNG2806; Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study
assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering units of study in second year
have been successfully completed. Assessment: Through semester
assessments (60%); Final Exam (40%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Biochemical engineering is increasingly playing an important role in

technology to modern society. The engineers with knowledge of
various aspects of biochemical processes are tremendously valuable.
The course will examine cutting edge examples of biochemical
technologies across a broad range of applications relevant to chemical
engineering. The specific objectives of this course are to understand
the history and scope of the biotechnology industry; examine the role
of biochemical engineering in the industrial application of biotechnology
and its development. We will provide an understanding of the major
fundamental aspects of biochemical engineering and implementing
the knowledge acquired to some selected industrial applications.
At the completion of this unit of study students should have developed
an appreciation of the underlying principles of biochemical engineering
and the ability to apply these skills to new and novel situations. The
students will be able to critically analyse different types of biochemical
engineering processes and to improve these processes consistent
with the principles of biochemical engineering.
exchange of information and develop problem-solving skills for
successfully handling challenging engineering situations. This course
will be assessed by quizzes, assignments and exams.

INFO1105
Data Structures
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Late Classes:
(Lec 2hrs & Prac 2hrs) per week Prerequisites: INFO1003 or INFO1103 or
INFO1903 or INFS1000 Assumed knowledge: Programming, as for INFO1103
The unit will teach some powerful ideas that are central to quality
software: data abstraction and recursion. It will also show how one
can analyse the scalability of algorithms using mathematical tools of
asymptotic notation. Contents include: both external "interface" view,
and internal "implementation" details, for commonly used data
structures, including lists, stacks, queues, priority queues, search
trees, hash tables, and graphs; asymptotic analysis of algorithm
scalability, including use of recurrence relations to analyse recursive
code. This unit covers the way information is represented in each

structure, algorithms for manipulating the structure, and analysis of
asymptotic complexity of the operations. Outcomes include: ability to
write code that recursively performs an operation on a data structure;
experience designing an algorithmic solution to a problem using
appropriate data structures, coding the solution, and analysing its
complexity.
INFO2120
Database Systems 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: (Lec 2hrs & Prac 2hrs) per
week Prerequisites: INFO1003 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFS1000
OR DECO1012. Prohibitions: INFO2820, COMP5138 Assessment: Through
Campus:
The ubiquitous use of information technology leaves us facing a

tsunami of data produced by users, IT systems and mobile devices.
The proper management of data is hence essential for all applications
and for effective decision making within organizations.
This unit of study will introduce the basic concepts of database designs
at the conceptual, logical and physical levels. We will place particular
emphasis on introducing integrity constraints and the concept of data
normalization which prevents data from being corrupted or duplicated
in different parts of the database. This in turn helps in the data
remaining consistent during its lifetime. Once a database design is in
place, the emphasis shifts towards querying the data in order to extract
useful information. The unit will introduce different query languages
with a particular emphasis on SQL, which is industry standard. Other
topics covered will include the important concept of transaction
management, application development with a backend database, an
overview of data warehousing and OLAP, and the use of XML as a
data integration language.
COMP2129
Operating Systems and Machine Principles
Laboratory 2 hours per week. Prerequisites: INFO1103. Assumed knowledge:
INFO1105 OR INFO1905. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%),
In this unit of study elementary methods for developing robust, efficient,

and re-usable software will be covered. The unit is taught in C, in a
Unix environment. Specific coding topics include memory
management, the pragmatic aspects of implementing data structures
such as lists and hash tables and managing concurrent threads.
Debugging tools and techniques are discussed and common
programming errors are considered along with defensive programming
techniques to avoid such errors. Emphasis is placed on using common
Unix tools to manage aspects of the software construction process,
such as version control and regression testing. The subject is taught
from a practical viewpoint and it includes a considerable amount of
programming practice.
COMP2007
week Prerequisites: INFO1105 OR INFO1905. Assumed knowledge:
MATH1004 Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam
(60%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This unit provides an introduction to the design and analysis of

algorithms. The main aims are
(i) to learn how to develop algorithmic solutions to computational
problem and
(ii) to develop understanding of algorithm efficiency and the notion of
computational hardness.
INFO2110
week Assumed knowledge: Experience with a data model as in INFO1003
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or INFO1103 or INFS1000 Assessment: Through semester assessment (30%),

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of

complex systems. Key topics are the determination and expression
of system requirements (both functional and non-functional), and the
representation of structural and behavioural models of the system in
UML notations. Students will be expected to evaluate requirements
documents and models as well as producing them. This unit covers
essential topics from the ACM/IEEE SE2004 curriculum, especially
from MAA Software Modelling and Analysis.
Select 18 cp from the following block of units
COMP3308
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Prohibitions: COMP3608 Assumed knowledge: COMP2007,programing
skills (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, Matlab) Assessment: Through semester
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all about programming computers to

perform tasks normally associated with intelligent behaviour. Classical
AI programs have played games, proved theorems, discovered
patterns in data, planned complex assembly sequences and so on.
This unit of study will introduce representations, techniques and
architectures used to build intelligent systems. It will explore selected
topics such as heuristic search, game playing, machine learning, and
knowledge representation. Students who complete it will have an
understanding of some of the fundamental methods and algortihms
of AI, and an appreciation of how they can be applied to interesting
problems. The unit will involve a practical component in which some
simple problems are solved using AI techniques.
COMP3419
Graphics and Multimedia
week Prerequisites: (COMP2007 OR COMP 2907) and 6 cp of Junior Math
This unit provides a broad introduction to the field of graphics and

multimedia to meet the diverse requirements of application areas such
as entertainment, industrial design, virtual reality, intelligent media
management, medical imaging and remote sensing. It covers both
the underpinning theories and the practices of computing and
manipulating digital media including graphics / image, audio, animation,
and video. Emphasis is placed on principles and cutting-edge
techniques for multimedia data processing, content analysis, media
retouching, media coding and compression.
INFO3220
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: (Lec 2hrs & Prac 2 hrs) per
week Prerequisites: INFO2110 and COMP2129 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit covers essential design methods and language mechanisms

for successful object-oriented design and programming. C++ is used
as the implementation language and a special emphasis is placed on
those features of C++ that are important for solving real-world
problems. Advanced software engineering features, including
exceptions and name spaces are thoroughly covered.
COMP3456
Computational Methods for Life Sciences
week Prerequisites: (INFO1105 or INFO1905) and (COMP2007 or INFO2120)
and 6 credit points from BIOL or MBLG Assessment: Assignment (20%),
quizzes(10%) and final exam (70%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
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This unit introduces the algorithmic principles driving advances in the

life sciences. It discusses biological and algorithmic ideas together,
linking issues in computer science and biology and thus is suitable
for students in both disciplines. Students will learn algorithm design
and analysis techniques to solve practical problems in biology.
INFO3315
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: (Lec 2hrs & Prac 1hr) per
week Assumed knowledge: Background in programming and operating
systems that is sufficient for the student to independently learn new programming
tools from standard online technical materials. Ability to conduct a literature
search. Ability to write reports of work done. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This is a course in HCI, Human Computer Interaction, with a focus

on web-based Computing. It introduces the key aspects of HCI and
web-based system design.
INFO3404
Database Systems 2
week Prohibitions: INFO3504 Assumed knowledge: This unit of study
assumes that students have previous knowledge of database concepts including
(1) ER modelling, (2) the relational data model and (3) SQL. The prerequisite
material is covered in INFO 2120/2820. Familiarity with a programming language
(e.g. Java or C) is also expected. Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit of study provides a comprehensive overview of the internal

mechanisms and algorithms of Database Management Systems
(DBMS) and other systems that manage large data collections. These
skills are needed for successful performance tuning and to understand
the scalability challenges faced by the information age. This unit builds
upon the second- year INFO2120 'Database Systems 1' and
correspondingly assumes a sound understanding of SQL, schema
design and transactional programs.
The first part of this subject focuses on mechanisms for large-scale
data management. It provides a deep understanding of the internal
components of a database engine. Topics include: physical data
organization and disk-based index structures, query processing and
optimisation, locking and logging, and database tuning.
The second part focuses on the large-scale management of textual
data such as by an information retrieval system or with web search
engines. Topics include: distributed and replicated databases,
information retrieval, document management, text index structures,
web retrieval and web-scale data processing.
The unit will be of interest to students seeking an introduction to
database tuning, disk-based data structures and algorithms, and
information retrieval. It will be valuable to those pursuing such careers
as Software Engineers, Database Experts, Database Administrators,
and e-Business Consultants.
COMP3615
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: (Meeting with academic
supervisor 1hr & Class meeting 1hr) per week Prerequisites: INFO3402 AND
COMP2129 AND (COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP2121) Prohibitions:
INFO3600 Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam
This unit will provide students an opportunity to apply the knowledge

and practise the skills acquired in the prerequisite and qualifying units,
in the context of designing and building a substantial software
development system in diverse application domains including life
sciences. Working in groups for an external client combined with
academic supervision, students will need to carry out the full range
of activities including requirements capture, analysis and design,
coding, testing and documentation. Students will use the XP
methodology and make use of professional tools for the management
of their project.

MTRX1702
Mechatronics 1

Engineering.
AMME2262
and linear algebra.
transfer.
MTRX2700
Mechatronics 2

AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids

AMME2500
AMME3500

Campus:



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problem domains.
is under control
ELEC3404
Campus:

MTRX3700
Mechatronics 3

208


A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award
of the degree of BE(Biomedical). 144 cp are selected from the core
and recommended unit tables and 48 cp are selected from a table of
major units.
BE(Biomedical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSci or BPM

or BA or LLB
In addition to gaining credit for the units of study set out in the above
tables, candidates are required to complete sufficient Biomedical
Engineering electives so as to bring their total of eligible engineering
credit points to at least 144. Further to this they are required to
complete at least 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty
of Science for the BE/BSc and BMedSci, or the School of Business
for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for BPM. In the case of
the BE/BA, they are required to complete at least 84 credit points of
units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and
the remaining 12 credit points will be Biomedical Engineering electives
from the table above.A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be
eligible for the combined degrees BE/BSc, BMedSci, BE/BCom and
BE/BA.In the case of the BE/LLB, they are required to complete 96
credit points of compulsory Law units of study and a further 48 credit
points of elective Law units of study.A minimum of 288 credit points
is required to be eligible for the combined degree BE/LLB. Candidates
should refer to the joint resolutions of the faculty in which they are
undertaking the second degree.
For a standard enrolment plan for Biomedical Engineering visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Biomed)
Chemical and biomolecular engineering is a broad field that combines the key disciplines of chemistry, physics and biology. Drawing on an
extensive knowledge of areas including nanotechnology, molecular biology, environmental science and information technology, chemical and
biomolecular engineers design valuable products and processes that address a wide range of societal and environmental challenges.
The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers an exciting range of chemical and biomolecular engineering programs. Areas of
study include chemical engineering, biochemical engineering and biotechnology, energy and environment, green product and process design,
minerals processing, process systems engineering and sustainability.
The school also offers a unique industrial placement scholarship program, where our top final year undergraduate students can spend six months
undertaking high-level investigative projects with one of our industry partners whilst receiving financial support.
Career opportunities for chemical and biomolecular engineers are diverse, including in the fields of oil, gas, and renewable resources, health,
water, biotechnology and environmental management.
The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers the following Bachelor of Engineering degree specialisations:

Combined degrees with Science, Commerce, Arts, Medical Science and Law.
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Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular)
Course Overview
Chemical and biomolecular engineering is a broad field that combines the key disciplines of chemistry, physics and biology.
Drawing on an extensive knowledge of areas including nanotechnology, molecular biology, environmental science and information technology,
chemical and biomolecular engineers design valuable products and processes that address a wide range of societal and environmental challenges.
Chemical engineers are agents in the drive to ensure a sustainable society. Throughout the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering) practical applications are used in teaching and learning and there is a strong interaction with industry through work experience and
study projects.
The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers the following Bachelor of Engineering degree specialisations:

Combined degrees with Science, Commerce, Arts, Medical Science and Law.
Course Requirements
1.
2.
any additional free electives units
For a standard enrolment plan for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(CBE)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is a broad area that seeks to use a detailed knowledge of chemistry, mathematics and biology to convert raw materials
into valuable products as economically and safely as possible. Our undergraduate program trains students so that on graduation they can analyse, design and
operate a wide variety of processes and to solve industrially relevant problems. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit
points of elective units of study, as recommended by the school, as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points.
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
P CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or a Distinction in CHEM1001 or equivalent

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHNG1103
Material & Energy Transformations
Intro
Semester 2
ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1801
Semester 1
Summer Late
ENGG1803
N ENGG1061
CHEM2403
Chemistry of Biological Molecules
P 12 credit points of Junior Chemistry, 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics.

Semester 2
N CHEM2913
To enrol in Senior Chemistry, students are required to have completed (CHEM2401 or
CHEM2911 or CHEM2915) and (CHEM2402 or CHEM2912 or CHEM2916). Students are
advised that combinations of Intermediate Chemistry units that do not meet this requirement
will generally not allow progression to Senior Chemistry.
CHEM2404
Forensic and Environmental
Chemistry
P (CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903) and (CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904), Semester 1

6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N AGCH3033
To enrol in Senior Chemistry students are required to have completed (CHEM2401 or
CHEM2911 or CHEM2915) and (CHEM2402 or CHEM2912 or CHEM2916). Students are
advised that combinations of Intermediate Chemistry units that do not meet this requirement
will generally not allow progression to Senior Chemistry.
CHNG2801
Conservation and Transport
Processes
A Calculus Computations (Matlab, Excel) Mass and Energy Balances

C CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803.
Semester 1
CHNG2802
Applied Maths for Chemical
Engineers

Semester 1
CHNG2803
C CHEM2404 AND CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802
CHNG2804
Chemical & Biological Systems
Behaviour
linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Second year
213
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
CHNG2805
CHNG2806
to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative information
CHNG3801
Process Design
C CHNG3803, CHNG3802
Semester 1
CHNG3802
Operating/Improving Industrial
Systems
Semester 1
CHNG3803
Chemical/Biological Process Design
real chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry,
C CHNG3801 and CHNG3802
CHNG3805
Product Formulation and Design
A Mass and Energy Balances Conservation and Transport Phenomena Applied Mathematics Semester 2
(for Chemical Engineering) Process Design Concepts Process Control and Optimisation
Concepts
CHNG3806
Management of Industrial Systems
CHNG3807
Products and Value Chains
real chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry,
CHNG4802
Chemical Engineering Design A
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering unit of study Semester 1
in third year have been successfully completed.
Semester 2
P CHNG3801,CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807
N CHNG4203
CHNG4806
Chemical Engineering Design B
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core chemical engineering units of study in Semester 1
third-year have been successfully completed, as well as the related first semester unit of study Semester 2
Chemical Engineering Design A.
P CHNG4802 or CHNG4203
Third year
Fourth year

Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A & B or Engineering Project A & B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required.
CHNG4811
Honours Thesis A
Semester 2
P CHNG3801, CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807.
C CHNG4812
CHNG4812
Honours Thesis B
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that Honours Thesis A and all (six) core chemical Semester 1
engineering units of study in third year have been successfully completed.
Semester 2
C CHNG4811
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
CHNG4813
Semester 2
P CHNG3801, CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807
C CHNG4814
CHNG4814
Semester 2
P CHNG3801 AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806 AND
CHNG3807.
C CHNG4813
Notes
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CHNG4811 & CHNG4812, students in the Pass program must enrol in CHNG4813 & CHNG4814.
2. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge and/or prerequisite requirements will be as prescribed by that
Faculty.
3. Students doing any of the combined degree options BE/BA, BE/BCom, BE/BPM, BE/BSc, BE/BMedSc and BE/LLB will be exempt from a First Year core unit
of study and from Second Year Chemistry.
4. Students undertaking study overseas as part of an exchange program will enrol in CHNG3041,CHNG3042 in place of 3rd year core or CHNG4041,CHNG4042
in place of 4th year core.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering relating to Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Candidates for this degree are required to complete all the core units of study (total 156 credit points). They are also required to gain at least 24 credit points from
the Third and Fourth Year electives listed in the table of recommended elective units of study for BE (Chem & Biomolec) as shown below.
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering with either a
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Candidates in these combined degree options are required to complete all the core units of study except where specific exemptions are noted. They are also
required to gain at least 12 credit points from the Fourth Year electives listed in the table of recommended elective units of study for BE (Chem & Biomolec) as
shown below. This total of 144 credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering as part of these
combined degree programs.
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical & Biomolecular) with a Bachelor of Commerce
or Bachelor of Project Management)
Candidates in these combined degree options are required to complete all the core units of study except where specific exemptions are noted. They are also
required to gain at least 6 credit points from the Fourth Year electives listed in the table of recommended elective units of study for BE (Chem & Biomolecular) as
shown below. This total of 144 credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering as part of this
combined degree program.

Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an equivalent Advanced level
unit of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing Advanced options should seek advice
from their Department before enrolling.

Third year
CHNG3804
A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering units of study Semester 2
in second year have been successfully completed.
P CHNG2801; CHNG2802, CHNG2803; CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806;
CHNG3808
Polymer Engineering
A Process Design (including Reaction Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer) or equivalent is Semester 1
an absolute Co-Requisite requirement.
CHNG3809
Laboratory and Industrial Practice
P CHNG1103, CHNG2801, CHNG2802, CHNG2803 CHNG2804, CHNG2805 AND CHNG2806 Semester 1

C CHNG3801, CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803
Semester 2
CHNG4203
Major Industrial Project
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A Passed at least 144 credit points. Students wishing to do this unit of study are required to Semester 1
discuss the matter with the Head of School prior to enrolment.
P 144 CP prior study with >65% WAM
Enrollment by permission only. The candidate will be selected by interview and at the discretion
of the Head of School.
CHNG5001
Process Systems Engineering
A First year undergraduate physics and mathematics (differential equations). Use of

Semester 2
mathematical and/or computer-based modelling tools and techniques. Feedback control
concepts and principles as taught in CHNG3802/CHNG5802 or similar courses. Students who
are unsure about meeting these requirements should contact the unit coordinator for advice.
This unit of study is for Masters students and can be selected as an elective by 4th year
students.
CHNG5003
Green Engineering
A CHNG3801 AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806 AND
CHNG3807. All core third year chemical engineering.
Fourth year
Semester 2
215
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
CHNG5004
Particles and Surfaces
year or their equivalent have been successfully completed.
CHNG5005
Wastewater Eng - Systems and
Practice
`real` chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical
chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use basic calculus and linear algebra, and carry
out such computations using Matlab and MS Excel. Ability to read widely outside of the technical
literature and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports
and essays based on information from diverse sources.
CHNG5006
Advanced Wastewater Engineering
A CHNG5005 OR CHNG3804.
Semester 2
CHNG5008
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Adv
P CHNG5801 OR (CHNG3802 AND CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806)

Semester 2
CHNG5601
Membrane Science
CHNG5602
Cellular Biophysics
CHNG5603
Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy
Sys
A It is assumed that students have a general knowledge of: MATH 1001 Differential Calculus Semester 1
MATH 1003 Integral Calculus and Modeling
CHNG5604
A CHNG5601
CHNG5605
Bio-Products: Laboratory to
Marketplace
This course is for Master degree students and also is offered as an elective course for fourth Semester 2
year students.
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
For a standard enrolment plan for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(CBE)
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Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical

and Biomolecular)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is a broad area that seeks
to use a detailed knowledge of chemistry, mathematics and biology
to convert raw materials into valuable products as economically and
safely as possible. Our undergraduate program trains students so
that on graduation they can analyse, design and operate a wide variety
of processes and to solve industrially relevant problems. Candidates
for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units
of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained
by completing additional credit points of elective units of study, as
recommended by the school, as may be necessary to gain credit for
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MATH1003


phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
Three 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week; one 3 hour practical
per week for 9 weeks. Corequisites: Recommended concurrent units of study:
6 credit points of Junior Mathematics Prohibitions: CHEM1001, CHEM1109,
CHEM1901, CHEM1903
Assumed knowledge: HSC Chemistry and
Mathematics Assessment: Theory examination (60%), laboratory work (15%),
online assignment (10%) and continuous assessment quizzes (15%) Practical
field work: A series of 9 three-hour laboratory sessions, one per week for 9
weeks of the semester. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
Chemistry 1A is built on a satisfactory prior knowledge of the HSC

Chemistry course. Chemistry 1A covers chemical theory and physical
chemistry. Lectures: A series of 39 lectures, three per week throughout
the semester.
Textbooks
Year
Chemistry
website.
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
One 3 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week; one 3 hour practical per week
for 9 weeks. Prerequisites: CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or a Distinction in
CHEM1001 or equivalent Corequisites: Recommended concurrent units of
study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics Prohibitions: CHEM1002,
CHEM1108, CHEM1902, CHEM1904 Assessment: Theory examination (60%),
laboratory work (15%), online assignment (10%) and continuous assessment
quizzes (15%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
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Chemistry 1B is built on a satisfactory prior knowledge of Chemistry

1A and covers inorganic and organic chemistry. Successful completion
of Chemistry 1B is an acceptable prerequisite for entry into
Intermediate Chemistry units of study. Lectures: A series of 39 lectures,
three per week throughout the semester.
Textbooks
Year
Chemistry
website.
CHNG1103
Material & Energy Transformations Intro
hours of tutorials per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
The students should develop an understanding of and competence

in the formulation and solution of material and energy balance
problems in engineering; develop competence in using basic flowsheet
analysis and appropriate computational tools; improve their group
work and problem solving skills; gain an ability to extract a simplified
version of a problem from a complex situation.
Material Transformation related topics include: unit systems and unit
conversions; properties of solids, fluids and gases; mass balance
calculations on batch and flow systems; balances on multiple units
processes, balances on reactive systems, recycle, bypass and purge
calculations; equilibrium compositions of reacting systems; vapour
pressure and humidity. Energy transformations include the following
topics: apply the first law of thermodynamics to flow and batch systems
in process industries; understand thermodynamic properties such as
internal energy, enthalpy and heat capacity; conduct energy balances
for sensible heat changes, phase transformations and reactive
processes for practical industrial systems; understand the applications
of psychrometry, refrigeration, heat of formation and combustion in
industry.
ENGG1800

study.
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ENGG1801
Campus:

highlighted.
ENGG1803

Second year
CHEM2403
Chemistry of Biological Molecules
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Richard Payne Session:
Semester 2 Classes: Three 1-hour lectures per week, six 1-hour tutorials per
semester, five 4-hour practical sessions per semester. Prerequisites: 12 credit
points of Junior Chemistry, 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics. Prohibitions:
CHEM2913 Assessment: One 3-hour examination, quizzes, lab reports (100%)
Note: To enrol in Senior Chemistry, students are required to have completed
(CHEM2401 or CHEM2911 or CHEM2915) and (CHEM2402 or CHEM2912 or
CHEM2916). Students are advised that combinations of Intermediate Chemistry
units that do not meet this requirement will generally not allow progression to
Senior Chemistry.
Life is chemistry, and this unit of study examines the key chemical
processes that underlie all living systems. Lectures cover the chemistry
of carbohydrates, lipids and DNA, the mechanisms of organic and
biochemical reactions that occur in biological systems, chemical
analysis of biological systems, the inorganic chemistry of
metalloproteins, biomineralisation, biopolymers and biocolloids, and
the application of spectroscopic techniques to biological systems. The
practical course includes the chemical characterisation of biopolymers,
experimental investigations of iron binding proteins, organic and
inorganic chemical analysis, and the characterisation of
anti-inflammatory drugs.
CHEM2404
Forensic and Environmental Chemistry
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Richard Payne Session:
Semester 1 Classes: Three 1-hour lectures per week, six 1-hour tutorials and
five 4-hour practical sessions per semester. Prerequisites: (CHEM1101 or
CHEM1901 or CHEM1903) and (CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904), 6
credit points of Junior Mathematics Prohibitions: AGCH3033 Assessment:
One 3-hour examination, quizzes, lab reports (100%)
Campus:
Note: To enrol in Senior Chemistry students are required to have completed
(CHEM2401 or CHEM2911 or CHEM2915) and (CHEM2402 or CHEM2912 or
CHEM2916). Students are advised that combinations of Intermediate Chemistry
units that do not meet this requirement will generally not allow progression to
Senior Chemistry.
The identification of chemical species and quantitative determination

of how much of each species is present are the essential first steps
in solving all chemical puzzles. In this course students learn analytical
techniques and chemical problem solving in the context of forensic
and environmental chemistry.The lectures on environmental chemistry
cover atmospheric chemistry (including air pollution, global warming
and ozone depletion), and water/soil chemistry (including
bio-geochemical cycling, chemical speciation, catalysis and green
chemistry). The forensic component of the course examines the
gathering and analysis of evidence, using a variety of chemical
techniques, and the development of specialised forensic techniques
in the analysis of trace evidence. Students will also study forensic
analyses of inorganic, organic and biological materials (dust, soil, inks,
paints, documents, etc) in police, customs and insurance investigations
and learn how a wide range of techniques are used to examine
forensic evidence.
CHNG2801
Conservation and Transport Processes
Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering Stream Corequisites:
CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803. Assumed knowledge: Calculus Computations
(Matlab, Excel) Mass and Energy Balances Assessment: Through semester
In the design and analysis of chemical processes, chemical engineers

have to understand integrated concepts in conservation of mass and
energy, properties of fluids, heat transfer and the mass transfer of
chemical species through the processes. This is true not only in
traditional chemical engineering areas such as petrochemicals, but
also for emerging fields like micro-reactors and biotechnology. This
course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts in transport
phenomena necessary for subsequent courses ranging from unit
operations to reactor design and reaction kinetics. The course builds
on concepts from elementary physics and chemistry, as well as
calculus and differential equations.
This module will provide students with working knowledge of
conservation of mass and energy, momentum, mass and energy
transfer, and non-reaction rate processes. These aspects are a first
step to the understanding of transport phenomena. It considers the
classification of fluids and their properties. The integral and differential
forms of the fundamental equations,continuity, momentum and energy
equations are studied. The concepts of transfer rates of momentum,
heat and mass as functions of appropriate driving forces divided by

appropriate resistances will be introduced. The way in which such
resistances and driving forces are defined will be reviewed. An aim
of this unit of study is to provide theoretical support for other core units
of study, particularly CHNG2803 through being able to apply the
principles of conservation and transport processes to any problem.
This unit of study also uses techniques that will be taught in
CHNG2802, particularly the techniques for predicting the flows in
piping networks.
CHNG2802
Applied Maths for Chemical Engineers
Campus:
This unit of study consists of two main strands: statistical analysis of

data and numerical (computer based) methods for solution of equation
sets. By the end of the statistical analysis strand, students should be
proficient at applying the basic principles of statistical analysis, and
appreciate how they can be applied to a variety of engineering
applications. The following statistical tools are studied: normal
distribution, test statistics, confidence intervals for the population
mean, t-distribution, hypothesis testing, data fitting, uncertainty
analysis, propagation of random errors and analysis of variance. The
numerical methods strand will see students become proficient at:
solution of single and multivariable algebraic equations; Numerical
Integration and Differentiation, solution of nonlinear differential
equations; use of Excel and Matlab for data manipulation and equation
solving; use of commercial flowsheeting software (Hysys) for solving
engineering problems.This unit of study runs concurrently with another
enabling technology unit of study, CHNG2801. These two units
together will provide students with the tools and know-how to tackle
the real-life engineering problems encountered in the concurrent
CHNG2803
class per week Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering Stream
Corequisites: CHEM2404 AND CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802 Assumed
knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration
of these concepts to solve real chemical engineering problems Ability to
understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics.
based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on
qualitative and quantitative information. Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study is centred around real-life engineering projects which

cover traditional and non-traditional domains of chemical engineering,
and span the energy, chemical processing and bio-medical sectors.
By the end of this unit, students will be proficient in analysing complex
fluid and energy networks and decomposing them into their essential
component parts. Students will understand the functionality of each
of these key components, and will be able to characterise the
performance of the engineering network in terms of both component
and system-wide variables. Students will also be able to take this
information and explore the optimum operating conditions for the
network.
This unit of study runs concurrently with two enabling technology units
of study, CHNG2801 and CHNG2802. These two units will provide
students with the tools and know-how to tackle the real-life engineering
problems encountered in CHNG2803.This integrated course structure
is designed to help students become familiar with the multi-disciplinary
nature of chemical engineering today.
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CHNG2804
Chemical & Biological Systems Behaviour
algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL.
This is a core unit within the curriculum. Chemical Engineering requires

an understanding of material and energy transformations and how
these are driven by molecular interactions. The rate of such
transformations is dependent on driving forces and resistances, and
these need to be defined in terms of fundamental physical and
chemical properties of systems. This course seeks to provide students
with a sound basis of the thermodynamics of chemical and biological
systems, and how these, in turn, define limits of behaviour for such
real systems.The thermodynamic basis for rate processes is explored,
and the role of energy transfer processes in these highlighted, along
with criteria for equilibrium and stability. Emphasis is placed on the
prediction of physical properties of chemical and biological systems
in terms of state variables. The course delivery mechanism is
problem-based, and examples from thermal, chemical and biological
processes will be considered, covering molecular to macro-systems
scale. The course builds naturally from the second year first semester
course in conservation and transport processes, and prepares students
fundamentally for the third year course in design of chemical and
biological
processes,
which
deals
fundamentally
with
reaction/separation systems, and considers phase and chemical
equilibria.
CHNG2805
hours of tutorials per week. Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units for Engineering
qualitative information Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
This course involves the study of the various concepts which underpin
sustainable development, including technical and economic efficiency,
stewardship of the bio-physical environment, and social acceptability.
The course examines the material economy from the perspective of
open and closed thermodynamic systems, and the implications of this
for resource consumption and waste generation. A number of
governing sustainability frameworks are examined to determine their
suitability within the context of chemical engineering. A range of
approaches and tools for determining industries environmental
performance are introduced as part of a sustainability framework.
Process design and operation, product design are all investigated
from a sustainability perspective. Green Engineering principles are
highlighted as a potential method for transforming industry.
CHNG2806
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours of Lectures/Project
work per week plus associated practicals. Prerequisites: 1st year Core Units
for Engineering Stream Corequisites: CHEM2403 AND CHNG2804 AND
CHNG2805. Assumed knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy
engineering problems Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry,
physics and mechanics Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector
calculus) and linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS
EXCEL. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise
arguments based on such literature Ability to write coherent reports and essays
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based on qualitative and quantitative information Assessment: Through

Campus:
To recognise that chemical engineers are involved in creation of

products and processes, in manipulating complex systems, and in
managing technical operations. To develop an appreciation of the
practical application of concepts and tools to real design problems in
the process, products and service sectors in which chemical engineers
are engaged. To consider this through three project-driven case
studies covering a range of integrated analysis scenarios, from the
domain of energy and fluid systems. This course is a concurrent
requirement for the concept and enabling technology courses running
in parallel in the same semester.
Third year
CHNG3801
Process Design
CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806 Corequisites: CHNG3803, CHNG3802
This unit of study consists of two strands: (1) vapour-liquid equilibrium

and distillation and (2) heat transfer and heat exchangers. The central
aim is to show how these unit operations interact in the design and
operation of process equipment. The first strand focuses on the
following; numerical methods for predicting vapour-liquid equilibrium;
binary and multi-component distillation; deviations from ideal
behaviour. The second strand of this unit of study focuses on the
understanding of the differences between various conventional heat
exchanger types and their strengths and weaknesses. Students will
understand and be able to design a range of conventional heat
exchangers using a systematic approach, and will focus on design
and heat transfer calculations. The two strands make extensive use
of computer software: Excel and Matlab for data manipulation and
equation solving; commercial flowsheeting software (Hysys) for solving
engineering design problems. This unit of study runs concurrently with
another enabling technology unit of study CHNG3802. These two
units together provide students with the tools and know-how to tackle
real-life engineering problems encountered in the concurrent
CHNG3802
Operating/Improving Industrial Systems
Aims and Objectives: This Unit of study has two strands: the first is
reaction engineering while the second is concerned with process
modelling and process control. The first strand of this unit of study
focuses on the understanding of the key concepts of reaction
engineering in process design. It covers reaction kinettics,
stoichiometry, reactor design, multiple reaction systems, catalysis and
using reaction data to estimate rate laws. All industrial processes
require some process monitoring and control for satisfactory operation.
The first strand commences with process data management before
moving on to empirical modelling. The second strand will concentrate
on the role of process control covering: the development of linear
models, control system analysis, the design and performance of
feedback control systems, and the use of control related software.
This UoS demonstrates that: process control is an integral concept
for any modern plant; a unified approach allows a diversity of

application fields to be readily handled via a consistent approach from
data analysis, though process control to process optimisation. The
UoS will allow each student to achieve and demonstrate competency
through a range of individual and group-based activities. By the end
of this UoS a student should achieve competence in the following:
process data management skills relevant to engineering (data-based
modelling and data reconciliation techniques); appreciation of the role
of process control in modern manufacturing; designing an appropriate
feedback control system and analysing its performance for a range
of process applications using both traditional and software-based
techniques; appreciation of the limitations of feedback control and be
able to design a range of common enhancements; appreciate the
limitations that exist whenever mathematical models are used as the
basis for process control; appreciate the 'vertical integration' that exists
from modelling, through control, to optimisation. This UoS is part of
an integrated third-year program in chemical engineering. Completion
of this body of work is required before a student will be permitted to
move into the final-year with its emphasis on detailed design work,
thesis based research and advanced engineering options.
CHNG3803
Chemical/Biological Process Design
class per week. Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802; CHNG2803;
CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806
Corequisites: CHNG3801 and
CHNG3802 Assumed knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy
engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical
chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use mathematics of calculus
(including vector calculus) and linear algebra, and carry out computations with
MATLAB and MS EXCEL. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature,
and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability to write coherent
reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative information.
Assessment: Through semester assessments (50%), Final Exam (50%)
This is a project based unit of study where students will work in small
teams through three project-driven case studies covering a range of
design scenarios, from the domain of chemical and biological
processes. This course runs in parallel with CHNG3801 and
CHNG3802, and the projects allow the students to demonstrate their
kowledge of process modelling, the design of rate and equilibrium
processes, the control of chemical processesand the practical and
commercial aspects of design. Projects include designing equipment
such as fermenters, reactors, distillation columns and heat exchangers,
determining the optimal operating conditions for individual items of
equipment, estimating the operating costs of processes, designing
small flowsheets and designing simple control systems. By the end
of this unit students will be proficient in estimating the feasibility of
processes, desigining individual items of equipment and designing
small flowsheets.
CHNG3805
Product Formulation and Design
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures : 2 hours per week;
Tutorials : 1 hour per week Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802;
CHNG2803; CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806 Corequisites: CHNG3806;
CHNG3807 Assumed knowledge: Mass and Energy Balances Conservation
and Transport Phenomena Applied Mathematics (for Chemical Engineering)
Process Design Concepts Process Control and Optimisation Concepts
Assessment: Through semester assessments (55%), Final Exam (45%)
Product design is one of the new frontiers of chemical and

biomolecular engineering. Many products emerge from their processing
not as a continuous stream, but as discrete entities. There are many
examples of discrete systems in chemical and biomolecular
engineering; these include particulate systems (e.g. powders or solid
particles in fluids), as well as polymeric and biological systems (e.g.
emulsions and cells, respectively). This unit of study is an introduction
to the basic concepts in discrete systems necessary for a chemical
engineer to be able to formulate and design discrete products with
desired properties. In essence it is a course on product formulation

and design.
The unit of study will provide students with a working knowledge of
the types of discrete systems available, the ways in which particulate
systems can be characterized and their applications in industry. These
aspects will form the foundation for an introduction to the common
techniques used to model discrete systems. By the end of the unit of
study students should be proficient at understanding the types of
discrete systems available, and the techniques used to characterise
particulate systems, understanding the basic principles of particle-fluid
systems, applying these principles and solving simple problems in
product design and particulate engineering.
CHNG3806
Management of Industrial Systems
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hrs of lectures/ 3hrs of
tutorials per week Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802; CHNG2803;
qualitative information Assessment: Through semester assessments (100%)
Aims and Objectives: To develop an appreciation of management

practice in process-led and product-driven industries; considering
approaches to project management, economic evaluation of
processes, risk assessment and decision making; to develop the
requisite tools to support above; to consider approaches to innovation
and entrepreneurship; to consider all this in the context of different
scales of operation - from single process, to business unit, to
enterprise, and across supply and value chains; to support this analysis
through real-problem case studies and projects.
By the end of this unit of study a student should be competent in:
preparing a resume for use in employment applications; developing
project work plans in conjunction with project management schedules;
performing economic evaluations of projects, plans and processes;
performing qualitative risk assessments of projects, plans and
processes; exploring optimisation of complex processes under risk
and uncertainty, covering unit operations, business units, enterprises
and value chains.
CHNG3807
Products and Value Chains
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures : 1 hour per week
for part of semester; Project Work in class : 6 hours per week Prerequisites:
CHNG2801; CHNG2802; CHNG2803; CHNG2804; CHNG2805; CHNG2806
Corequisites: CHNG3805; CHNG3806 Assumed knowledge: Ability to
conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration of these concepts to
solve real chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles
of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use mathematics of
calculus (including vector calculus) and linear algebra, and carry out
computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL. Ability to read widely outside of
the technical literature, and to synthesise arguments based on such literature.
Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative
information. Assessment: Through semester assessments (100%) Campus:
This unit of study is designed to give students experience at solving

complex, interesting, real world engineering problems, by applying
theoretical and experimental principles learnt during their studies.
During the unit of study students will be required to work on three
project-driven case studies covering a range of design scenarios, from
the domain of particulate products, entrepreneurial ventures (business
'start ups'), ethics and product value chains. This unit of study is a
concurrent requirement for the concept and enabling technology
courses running in parallel in the same semester. By the end of the
unit of study students should be proficient at developing a strategy
for taking a product development idea from concept to commercial
artefact - with a comprehensive appreciation of economic arguments,
underlying uncertainties (and how to mitigate these), and consideration
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of trade-offs inherent in this development. They should also be able

to apply design and analysis tools for the synthesis of particulate
products leading to the manufacture of a preferred product at pilot
scale and be able to develop a strategy for the design and analysis
of extended business enterprises. A key aspect of the unit of study is
that students demonstrate these outcomes in project mode. The three
projects in the unit of study address "issues of scale" of chemical and
biomolecular engineering, from molecular to macro-systems levels.
on creating and evaluating a range of alternative options that exist at

both the unit operation and complete flowsheet levels. The primary
emphasis in this UoS is on evaluating how non-technical
considerations affect the final process design and its operation.
Students joining this course from the Major Industrial Placement
Project (MIPPs CHNG4203) or as overseas students (with approval)
do the same assignments but on a different schedule.
Fourth year

of units.
CHNG4802
Chemical Engineering Design A
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A & B or Engineering Project

A & B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is
required.
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Lectures 2hrs

per week, Tutorials 2hrs per week, Site Visits. Prerequisites:
CHNG3801,CHNG3802, CHNG3803, CHNG3805, CHNG3806, CHNG3807
Prohibitions: CHNG4203 Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of
study assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering unit of study in third year
have been successfully completed. Assessment: Through semester assessment
Semester 2.
In the overall design process, chemical engineers must clearly

understand the (often complex) interactions and trade-offs that occur
between technical, economic, social and environmental considerations.
This units of study builds on concepts in each of these areas
introduced in previous years but with an emphasis on their successful
integration within a comprehensive design activity. This design activity
is spread over two unit of study (Chemical Engineering Design A and
B) run in first and second semester. The primary aim in the first unit
of study is to consider the technical issues -with an emphasis on
creating and evaluating a range of alternative options that exist at
both the unit operation and complete flowsheet levels. The primary
emphasis in the subsequent unit of study is on evaluating how
non-technical considerations affect the final process design and its
operation.
By the end of both units of study a student should be able to develop
a wide range of alternative conceptual designs for a given product
specification and market analysis, have an appreciation of how to
evaluate process alternatives at the conceptual level with a view to
creating a `short-list` worthy of more detailed technical investigation,
be familiar with the use of process flowsheeting software to compare
alternative designs , appreciate the fact that technical considerations
are only one component in an overall successful design project and
be able to clearly present the results from both individual and group
work in oral/written formats.This unit of study is part of an integrated
(two semester) fourth year program in chemical engineering design
whose overarching aim is to complete the `vertical integration` of
knowledge - one of the pillars on which this degree program is based
CHNG4806
Chemical Engineering Design B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Lecture, Project
Work - own time, Project Work - in class, for an average of 3hrs per week
Prerequisites: CHNG4802 or CHNG4203 Assumed knowledge: Enrolment
in this unit of study assumes that all core chemical engineering units of study
in third-year have been successfully completed, as well as the related first
semester unit of study Chemical Engineering Design A. Assessment: Through
Semester 1.
In the overall design process, chemical engineers must clearly

understand the (often complex) interactions and trade-offs that occur
between technical, economic, social and environmental considerations.
This UoS builds on concepts in each of these areas introduced in
previous years but with an emphasis on their successful integration
within a comprehensive design activity.
This design activity is spread over two UoS (Chemical Engineering
Design A and B) run in first and second semester. The primary aim
in the first UoS is to consider the technical issues with an emphasis
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CHNG4811
Honours Thesis A
CHNG3807. Corequisites: CHNG4812 Prohibitions: CHNG4813, CHNG4814
Campus:

or developmental program. The progress at the end of Thesis A will
CHNG4812
Honours Thesis B
Corequisites: CHNG4811 Prohibitions: CHNG4813, CHNG4814 Assumed
knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that Honours Thesis A
and all (six) core chemical engineering units of study in third year have been
he ability to plan, systematically conduct and report on a major

over two units (Honours Thesis A and B) run in first and second
semester. In this unit of study, the primary emphasis is on the
engineering audience.This UoS is part of an integrated (two semester)
fourth year program involving a chemical engineering research project

and thesis. It has the overarching aim of completing the `vertical
integration` of knowledge - one of the pillars on which this degree
program is based. Students who have successfully completed
CHNG4203 Major Industrial Project may apply for exemption from
this unit of study and replace it with an advanced level chemical
engineering elective unit of study.Students are expected to take the
initiative when pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will
be available for discussion - typically 1 hour per week.
CHNG4813
CHNG3807 Corequisites: CHNG4814 Prohibitions: CHNG4811, CHNG4812
Campus:
Semester 2.

over two units (Chemical Engineering Project A and B) run in first and
or developmental program. The progress at the end of Project A will
CHNG4814
Notes
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CHNG4811 &
CHNG4812, students in the Pass program must enrol in CHNG4813
& CHNG4814. 2. For core units of study offered by other than the
Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge and/or prerequisite
requirements will be as prescribed by that Faculty.3. Students doing
any of the combined degree options BE/BA, BE/BCom, BE/BPM,
BE/BSc, BE/BMedSc and BE/LLB will be exempt from a First Year
core unit of study and from Second Year Chemistry.4. Students
undertaking study overseas as part of an exchange program will enrol
in CHNG3041,CHNG3042 in place of 3rd year core or
CHNG4041,CHNG4042 in place of 4th year core.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering

relating to Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering
Candidates for this degree are required to complete all the core units
of study (total 156 credit points). They are also required to gain at
least 24 credit points from the Third and Fourth Year electives listed
in the table of recommended elective units of study for BE (Chem &
Biomolec) as shown below.
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering in

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering with either
a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Candidates in these combined degree options are required to complete
all the core units of study except where specific exemptions are noted.
They are also required to gain at least 12 credit points from the Fourth
Year electives listed in the table of recommended elective units of
study for BE (Chem & Biomolec) as shown below. This total of 144
credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering
in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering as part of these combined
degree programs.
Combined degree (Bachelor of Engineering

(Chemical & Biomolecular) with a Bachelor of
Commerce or Bachelor of Project Management)

Prerequisites: CHNG3801 AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805
AND CHNG3806 AND CHNG3807. Corequisites: CHNG4813 Prohibitions:
CHNG4811, CHNG4812 Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study
assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering UoS in third year have been
Semester 1.
Candidates in these combined degree options are required to complete

all the core units of study except where specific exemptions are noted.
They are also required to gain at least 6 credit points from the Fourth
Year electives listed in the table of recommended elective units of
study for BE (Chem & Biomolecular) as shown below. This total of
144 credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of
Engineering in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering as part of this
combined degree program.

second semester. In this unit of study, the primary emphasis is on the
engineering audience.Students are expected to take the initiative
when pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will be available
for discussion - typically 1 hour per week.

Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units
of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an
equivalent Advanced level unit of study subject to prerequisite
conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students
considering doing Advanced options should seek advice from their
Department before enrolling.

Third year
CHNG3804
hours of project work in class per week. 12 hours of laboratory work per
semester. Prerequisites: CHNG2801; CHNG2802, CHNG2803; CHNG2804;
CHNG2805; CHNG2806; Assumed knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study
assumes that all (six) core chemical engineering units of study in second year
have been successfully completed. Assessment: Through semester
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assessments (60%); Final Exam (40%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

Biochemical engineering is increasingly playing an important role in

technology to modern society. The engineers with knowledge of
various aspects of biochemical processes are tremendously valuable.
The course will examine cutting edge examples of biochemical
technologies across a broad range of applications relevant to chemical
engineering. The specific objectives of this course are to understand
the history and scope of the biotechnology industry; examine the role
of biochemical engineering in the industrial application of biotechnology
and its development. We will provide an understanding of the major
fundamental aspects of biochemical engineering and implementing
the knowledge acquired to some selected industrial applications.
an appreciation of the underlying principles of biochemical engineering
and the ability to apply these skills to new and novel situations. The
students will be able to critically analyse different types of biochemical
engineering processes and to improve these processes consistent
with the principles of biochemical engineering.
exchange of information and develop problem-solving skills for
successfully handling challenging engineering situations. This course
will be assessed by quizzes, assignments and exams.
CHNG3808
Polymer Engineering
Assumed knowledge: Process Design (including Reaction Engineering, Heat
and Mass Transfer) or equivalent is an absolute Co-Requisite requirement.
Polymers are ubiquitous and a significant number of scientists and

engineers are employed by the Polymer Industry. This unit of study
will facilitate engagement with a broad spectrum of engineering
knowledge base that range from polymer synthesis to design of
polymer products to developing sustainable technology in polymer
synthesis and applications. The industrial applications range from
biomedical to electronics and semiconductors to nanotechnology, in
addition to usual consumer products. Technical knowledge relating
to polymer chemistry, mathematics, fluid and solid mechanics, heat
transfer, mass transfer and reaction engineering will be applied for
the planned outcomes of this course.
The specific objectives are: To analyse molecular structures and their
relations with material properties; To investigate the variety of thermal
and thermo-mechanical properties relevant for probing polymer
structure as well as understanding material behaviour in the context
of applications; To engage with rheological characterization of
polymers to probe polymer structural as well as to understand material
behaviour in the context of applications; To understand the principles
of polymer synthesis and to design polymerization reactors for
producing polymer resins; To understand the principles of polymer
processing in order to design polymeric products for consumer and
specialty applications; To critically analyze production of polymeric
goods from the sustainability point of view; To engage with examples
of cutting-edge engineering product and process designs and
applications that encompass biomedical, nanotechnology, electronics
and other emerging technologies.
At the completion of this Unit of Study students should have developed:
An appreciation of the underlying principles of polymer engineering;
The ability to apply these skills to new and novel situations; The ability
to critically analyse the methods of manufacture of different products
and processes and to improve these processes; The development of
an integrated suite of problem-solving skills needed to successfully
handle new engineering applications; An ability to independently
research and be critical of the findings; An ability to analyze
experimental data; An ability to carry out process and product design
through critical thinking; Interpersonal, group and teamwork skills
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including the ability to communicate clearly and concisely;

Professionalism in terms of taking responsibility for the results of their
calculations and recommendations; Lifetime or self-directed learning
skills including the ability to critically assess one's own performance
in a constructive manner.
CHNG3809
Laboratory and Industrial Practice
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Lectures 2hrs
per week, Tutorials 2hr per week, in-class lproject work and aboratory
workthrough semester. Prerequisites: CHNG1103, CHNG2801, CHNG2802,
CHNG2803 CHNG2804, CHNG2805 AND CHNG2806
Corequisites:
CHNG3801, CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study provides an opportunity for students to gain

experience in the operation of process plants and pilot plants. In
particular students will have the opportunity to apply chemical and
biomolecular engineering fundamentals to real world problems
including distillation, heat transfer, fermentation, filtration, crystallisation
and reverse osmosis. The UoS will give students experience with
examples drawn from the petrochemical, minerals, biotech,
pharmaceutical and water industries.
In addition the UoS will also give students an additional opportunity
to apply the knowledge of experimental design, data analysis and
statistics.
Fourth year
CHNG4203
Major Industrial Project
Credit points: 24 Session: Semester 1 Classes: no formal classes
Prerequisites: 144 CP prior study with >65% WAM Assumed knowledge:
Passed at least 144 credit points. Students wishing to do this unit of study are
required to discuss the matter with the Head of School prior to enrolment.
Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Enrollment by
permission only. The candidate will be selected by interview and at the discretion
This unit of study will give students a rich experience in carrying out
a major project within an industrial environment, and in preparing and
presenting detailed technical reports (both oral and written) on their
work.
The project is carried out under joint University/industry supervision
and extends over several months, with the student essentially being
engaged fulltime on the project at the industrial site. Previous students
have been placed with industries in areas including the mining industry,
oil and gas processing, plastic and paint manufacture, food production,
manufacturing and so on. Students will learn from this experience the
following essential engineering skills : how to examine published and
experimental data, set objectives, organise a program of work, and
analyse results and evaluate these in relation to existing knowledge.
Presentation skills will also be developed, which are highly relevant
to many branches of engineering activity.WAM greater than credit
average.
CHNG5001
Process Systems Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures: 1 hour per week,
Tutorials: 2 hours per week. Assumed knowledge: First year undergraduate
physics and mathematics (differential equations). Use of mathematical and/or
computer-based modelling tools and techniques. Feedback control concepts
and principles as taught in CHNG3802/CHNG5802 or similar courses. Students
who are unsure about meeting these requirements should contact the unit
coordinator for advice. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Note: This unit of study is for Masters students and can be selected as an
elective by 4th year students.
Whatever its purpose, any process requires some level of process

monitoring and control to allow it to operate satisfactorily. Once a
process is under control, the option exists to further improve

performance via the implementation of some level of optimisation.
This UoS will develop skills in integrating process modelling,
simulation, design, optimisation and control concepts.
The aims of this UoS are
(i) to demonstrate that modelling, process control and optimisation
are integral concepts in the overall consideration of industrial plants,
(ii) to demonstrate that a unified approach allows a diversity of
application fields to be readily handled, and
(iii) to allow each student to achieve and demonstrate acceptable
competency over the UoS material through a range of individual and
group-based activities.
CHNG5003
Green Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour of lectures, 4 hours
of tutorial/project work group per week. Assumed knowledge: CHNG3801
AND CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806 AND
CHNG3807. All core third year chemical engineering. Assessment: Through
Green engineering, eco-technology and sustainable technology are

all interchangeable terms for the design of products and processes
that maximise resource and energy efficiency, minimise (or preferably
eliminate) waste and cause no harm to the environment. In modern
society, engineers equipped with the skills to develop sustainable
technologies are tremendously valuable.This unit of study will examine
cutting edge examples of sustainable technologies across a broad
range of applications relevant to chemical and biomolecular
engineering. The delivery of teaching and learning material will be
exclusively in project mode. Students will be expected to critically
analyse modern engineering processes and improve them, from the
ground up if necessary, so that they satisfy the criteria of eco-design.
an appreciation of the underlying principles of green engineering and
be able to demonstrate they can apply these skills to new and novel
situations. Students are expected to develop an integrated suite of
problem-solving skills needed to successfully handle novel (and
previously unseen) engineering situations, coupled with an ability to
independently research new areas and be critical of what is found,
and an ability to cope with experimental data, change and uncertainty
through critical thinking.
CHNG5004
Particles and Surfaces
hours of tutorials per week. 10 hours of lab work per semester. Assumed
knowledge: Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all (six) core chemical
engineering UoS in third year or their equivalent have been successfully
completed. Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final Exam
Particles and Surfaces: Mineral Processing. Aims and Objectives:

Solid-solid and solid-liquid interactions are an important aspect in
mineral processing. The aim of any mineral processing operation is
the efficient extraction of the valuable metals or minerals (concentrate)
from the waste materials in the ore (gangue). The goal of this course
is to understand the various key steps and the corresponding principles
required to achieve metal extraction from the ores.
Syllabus summary: This course will elucidate the principles in size
reduction or comminution of the ore in liberating the valuable minerals,
examine the microscopic details of solid-liquid, solid-gas and solid-solid
interactions in mineral processing and their roles in macroscopic
phenomena such as adhesion, wetting, adsorption, and mineral
reactions such as reduction roasting and leaching. The general
understanding of these factors will allow manipulation and improvement
of performance in mineral beneficiation, dewatering of mineral slurries
and extractive metallurgy.
By the end of this course students should develop a proficiency in

characterisation of physical, surface and chemical properties of solids
and metal aqueous streams; devising strategies to achieve extraction
process objectives, within the constraints imposed by social, economic
and physical environments, developing management strategies for
treating liquid and solid effluents and becoming familiar with computer
software packages in modelling aqueous and solid systems.This UoS
is an advanced Chemical Engineering elective.
CHNG5005
Wastewater Eng - Systems and Practice
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 hours of lectures and tutorials
per week. Assumed knowledge: Ability to conduct mass and energy balances,
and the integration of these concepts to solve `real` chemical engineering
problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics
and mechanics. Ability to use basic calculus and linear algebra, and carry out
such computations using Matlab and MS Excel. Ability to read widely outside
of the technical literature and to synthesise arguments based on such literature.
Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on information from diverse
sources. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam (50%)
The unit aims to acquaint students with the application of chemical

engineering concepts and practice in an environmental context, the
important example of wastewater treatment will be explored.
The key issues that will be considered are: Wastewater creation and
characterisation; Wastewater treatment costs; Primary, secondary
and tertiary treatment options; High-rate anaerobic and aerobic
treatment options; Sludge management and water recovery/reuse
options; Process integration considerations.
By the end of this UOS, a student should have gained an
engineering-based appreciation of the technical, economic and social
challenges posed by wastewater generation and its cost-effective
treatment.
This UoS is an advanced elective in chemical engineering. The
concepts and enabling technologies taught here are relevant to the
real-world practice of chemical engineering across a broad range of
industries.
CHNG5006
Advanced Wastewater Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr lectures per week; 1 hr
tutorial per week; 1 hr laboratory per week. Assumed knowledge: CHNG5005
OR CHNG3804. Assessment: Through semester assessment (65%), Final
This unit of study addresses inter-related issues relevant to wastewater

treatment including: (i) the diverse nature of wastewater and its
characteristics; (ii) an overview of conventional wastewater treatment
options; (iii) the use of commercial software in designing and evaluating
a range of advanced wastewater treatment options including biological
nutrient removal; (iv) the potential role of constructed wetlands in
domestic and industrial wastewater treatment; (v) wastewater
management in the food processing, resources, and coal seam gas
production industries; (vi) researching advanced wastewater treatment
options.
CHNG5008
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Adv
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - own time,
Lectures 4hrs per week, Prerequisites: CHNG5801 OR (CHNG3802 AND
CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806) Assessment: Through semester assessment
This course will give students insights into advanced concepts in

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, which are essential for the
design of efficient processes and green products for the sustainable
development and minimise or preferably eliminate waste for a clean
world. This unit of study will examine cutting edge examples of
nano-technology, renewable energy, bio-technology, and other
advanced technologies across a broad range of applications relevant
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to chemical and biomolecular engineering. At the completion of this

unit of study students should have developed an appreciation of the
underlying concepts and be able to demonstrate they can apply these
skills to new and novel situations. Students are expected to develop
an integrated suite of problem-solving skills needed to successfully
handle novel (and previously unseen) engineering situations, coupled
with an ability to independently research new areas and be critical of
what is found, and an ability to cope with experimental data, change
and uncertainty through critical thinking.
CHNG5601
Membrane Science
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 hours of lectures and
laboratory sessions per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment
"Membrane Science" provides background in the physics and

electrochemistry of a variety of synthetic membranes used in industry
as well as cellular membranes.
The course aims to provide students with an understand of:
membrane self-assembly and manufacture;
membrane separation processes such as filtration, desalination, ion
exchange and water-splitting;
and techniques for membrane characterisation and monitoring.
CHNG5602
Cellular Biophysics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 hours of lectures/ project
work classes per week. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
Students will be given a good background in the physics of biological

processes. Students will understand the differences between
thermodynamically closed and open systems and its relevance to
cells and other biological systems. Students will be provided with an
introduction to the thermodynamics of irreversible and evolutionary
processes of relevance to biology. Students will be introduced to the
statistical mechanics of self assembly and equilibrium structures and
its relevance to biology at the molecular level.
CHNG5603
Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy Sys
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Lectures 2hrs per week,
Tutorials 1hr per week, Project Work - own time. Assumed knowledge: It is
assumed that students have a general knowledge of: MATH 1001 Differential
Calculus MATH 1003 Integral Calculus and Modeling Assessment: Through
This course will give students an insight into the use of

(computer-based) statistical techniques in extracting information from
experimental data obtained from real life bio-physical systems. The
issues and techniques required for mathematical modeling as well as
monitoring and/or control scheme for bio-physical systems will be
discussed and implemented in diverse range of bioprocesses, including
biomaterials and fermentation products.
We will review statistical distribution; tests based on z, t, F variables;
calculation of confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; linear and
nonlinear regression; analysis of variance; principal component
analysis; and use of computer-based statistical tools. The issues
associated with dynamic response of bio-physical processes; inferred
or estimated variables; control system design and implementation;
introduction to model-based control; use of computer-based control
system design and analysis tools will be elaborated.
When this course is successfully completed you will acquire knowledge
to choose the appropriate statistical techniques within a computer
based environment, such as Excel or MATLAB, for a given situation.
The students will also obtain potential for monitoring/control scheme
based on the key dynamic features of the process. Such information
would be beneficial for any future career in Bio-manufacturing
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companies. Students are encouraged to promote an interactive

environment for exchange of information.
CHNG5604
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures or tutorials
per week. 4 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Assumed knowledge:
CHNG5601 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Students will explore experimentally the theoretical concepts learned

in the other modules of the MES course in Biophysical Processes.
They will gain practical insights into electrodiffusion and other mass
transport processes through membranes. Students will understand
the construction and functional properties of synthetic separation
membranes. Students will explore experimentally the various factors
affecting the performance of synthetic separation membranes.
CHNG5605
Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace
Project Work - own time. Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Note: This course is for Master degree students and also is offered as an elective
course for fourth year students.
The objectives of the course are to provide students with an overview

of biochemical and pharmaceutical industry. It will give students an
insight into drug delivery systems and formulation; how therapeutic
drugs work; and a general overview of biochemical and pharmaceutical
marketing. The design and management of clinical trials, which are
key factors for development of any new therapeutic agent will also be
covered in the course. The challenges for commercialisation of
innovative methods and/or biochemical and pharmaceutical products
and aspects of intellectual property protection will be elaborated.
Ultimately the aspects of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and
international legislation for marketing pharmaceutical products will be
illuminated.
Lectures in this course will be delivered by both University of Sydney
staff and by a number of visiting professional representatives from
industry and government agencies. We will also arrange a site visit
for a bio-manufacturing company as warranted.
When you successfully complete this course you acquire knowledge
about drug formulation, pharmaceutical processing including physical
processes, legislation governing the bio-manufacturing and
commercialisation of biochemicals and pharmaceuticals. The
information would be beneficial for your future career in pharmaceutical
manufacturing companies.
exchange of information. This course will be assessed by quizzes,
assignments, oral presentation and final report.This unit of study is
offered as an advanced elective unit of study to final year
undergraduate students. Students may be required to attend lectures
off-campus
For a standard enrolment plan for Chemical and Biomolecular
E n g i n e e r i n g
v i s i t
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(CBE)
Much of the physical infrastructure of our modern society is designed and built by civil engineers. The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
will teach you about planning, designing and testing structures within the built environment.
You will develop professional technical, managerial, organisational, financial, environmental and problem solving skills in the discipline. As a civil
engineer, you will be concerned with all types of structures including dams, bridges, pipelines, roads, towers and buildings. You may become
responsible for the design and construction of our transport systems, the design and management of our gas and water supply, sewerage systems,
harbours, airports or railways.
Career paths for civil engineering graduates include construction and mining companies, engineering and infrastructure consultants, municipal
councils, public works, airport and harbour authorities, environmental consultants, banks and project management consultants.
The School of Civil Engineering offers the following undergraduate degrees:

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Design in Architecture
Bachelor of Project Engineering and Management (Civil)
Please note that the Bachelor of Project Engineering and Management is no longer offered to new students. The information about this degree
provided in this handbook is for continuing students only.
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Civil)
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Course Overview
Much of the physical infrastructure of our modern society is designed and built by civil engineers. The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
will teach you about planning, designing and testing structures within the built environment.
You will develop professional technical, managerial, organisational, financial, environmental and problem solving skills in the discipline. As a civil
engineer, you will be concerned with all types of structures including dams, bridges, pipelines, roads, towers and buildings. You may become
responsible for the design and construction of our transport systems, the design and management of our gas and water supply, sewerage systems,
harbours, airports or railways.
Career paths for civil engineering graduates include construction and mining companies, engineering and infrastructure consultants, municipal
councils, public works, airport and harbour authorities, environmental consultants, banks and project management consultants.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) is available in the following streams:
Construction and Management

Environmental
Geotechnical
Structural
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:
1.
2.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit
necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective units of study, as recommended
by the School (as set out below).
Core units of study (all streams except Project Management)

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1801
Semester 1
Summer Late
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
ENGG1803
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
GEOL1501
Engineering Geology 1
A No previous knowledge of Geology assumed

N GEOL1002, GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903
Semester 2
MATH2061
Linear Mathematics and Vector
Calculus

Semester 1
Summer Main
CIVL2110
Materials
Semester 1
CIVL2810
Engineering Construction and
Surveying
A MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH1003, MATH1005

Semester 1
In recent years - the course has included a 1.5 day camp at Webbs Creek (about 80km from
Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims to provide valuable practice in
practical field survey and has a secondary aim of providing a basis for social gathering (this
aspect being requested in student feedback over recent years)
CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics
A From ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, students should be competent in the following Semester 1
areas. 1. The concept of force and momentum equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2.
Drawing free body diagrams. 3. Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the
FBD. 4. Setting out solutions logically, clearly and neatly. Students should be competent
incertain mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and integration
(including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials (especially) and other
mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry.
P ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics
N AMME2301
CIVL2230
Intro to Structural Concepts and
Design
A CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Structural mechanics, first year mathematics, Semester 2
but these are not prerequisites
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics
A Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501. An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, Semester 2

forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them.
This is covered by University of Sydney courses ENGG 1802 Engineering Mechanics, CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain
solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity
with word processing packages for report presentation. Some of this is covered in the University
of Sydney course ENGG1801 Engineering Computing. Familiarity with partial differential
equations, and their analytical and numerical solution.
CIVL2611
Introductory Fluid Mechanics
A CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802 AND MATH1001. Students are expected to have a strong
Semester 2
understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis.
Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and the analytical and numerical
solutions.
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
Second year
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Third year
CIVL3205
Concrete Structures 1
A CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. basic concepts of solid mechanics and structural Semester 1
mechanics, including: compatability of strains; stress-strain relationships; equilibrium; flexure,
shear and torsion; statically determinate load effects (reactions, bending moments, shear
forces); elastic beam theory (strains, stresses and beam deflections).
CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics
A CIVL2201 AND CIVL2611 AND ENGG1802 AND MATH2061. This unit of study follows on Semester 1
from Fluid Mechanics CIVL2611, which provides the essential fundamental fluid mechanics
background and theory, and is assumed to be known and fully understood.
CIVL3010
Engineering and Society
A ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1
Semester 1
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
A MATH1005
N ENGG2850
Semester 1
CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
A CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. There are no prerequisites for this unit of study Semester 2
but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201 Structural
Mechanics, CIVL2230 Introduction to Structural Concepts and Design as well as knowledge
of the content in CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of
study should note that no special consideration will be given to them if they do choose to enrol
in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of knowledge of basics), and they
are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students who have not yet passed first or
second year units of study must enrol in those units of study in precedence to any later year
units of study. It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods
of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and bearing; an
appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine stresses and strains in simple
sections under axial force, bending moments, shear and torsion; calculating and understanding
the physical significance of geometric section properties : centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx,
ry, J, Ag; knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu; and
knowledge of loading of structures. A special "assumed knowledge"lecture will be given in
Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students.
CIVL4811
Engineering Design and Construction
A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Survey

This unit aims to prepare students for employment in a broad range of engineering areas
including design, planning and construction management.
Semester 1
CIVL4903
Civil Engineering Design
A CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1 and CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1.
Semester 2
Fourth year
ENGG4000

Semester 1

CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A
P 30 credit points of Senior Units of Study, WAM 65 or over

Semester 1
Semester 2
It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the
majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission
of Thesis coordinator and School's Director of Learning & Teaching and will only be allowed
where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this option should discuss
it with the Thesis coordinator at least one semester before they intend to start.
CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
P 30 credit points of Senior units of study and successful completion of CIVL4022 - Honours Semester 1
Thesis A
Semester 2
CIVL4024
P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study

Semester 1
Semester 2
It is expected that the project will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the
of Engineering Project course coordinator and School`s Director of Learning & Teaching and
will only be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this
option should discuss it with the Engineering Project course coordinator at least one semester
before they intend to start.
CIVL4025
P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study and successful completion of CIVL4024 Engineering Semester 1
Project A
Semester 2
N CIVL4022, CIVL4023
Notes
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 & CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 & CIVL4025.
2. With special permission from the Director of Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis A and Engineering Project A in
semester 2 and Honours Thesis B and Engineering Project B in semester 1.
3. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite
requirements will be as prescribed by the Faculty.
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies relating to Civil

Engineering (except Project Engineering Management)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are expected to complete all the core units (144 credit points). They are also required
to gain at least 18 credit points from the 3rd year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below, and 18 credit points from fourth year Civil recommended
elective units of study listed below. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other Faculties
subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching Civil Engineering.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

To meet specialisation requirements for either Construction Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Geotechnical
Engineering, students must enrol in at least 3 electives from the relevant stream listed below, and undertake a thesis on a related topic. Students may enrol in a
maximum of 4 electives from the Construction Engineering and Management stream. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) must follow note 2
below.
Construction Engineering and Management Stream: CIVL3805, CIVL3813, CIVL4810, CIVL4814, CIVL4815.
Structural Engineering Stream: CIVL3235, CIVL5266, CIVL5269, CIVL5458
Environmental Stream: CIVL3614, CIVL5351, CIVL5458, CIVL5668
Geotechnical Engineering Stream: CIVL3411, CIVL5351, CIVL5452, CIVL5458
Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level
units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.

Candidates for one of the combined degree programs (that is, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with either a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Commerce) are required to complete all of the core units of study
listed above (144 credit points). This total of 144 credit points (plus 12 credit points of electives from the list of electives below for combined degrees with Bachelor
of Arts) is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering as part of an approved combined degree program. The remaining credit
points for the combined degree will be taken in the appropriate Faculty (Arts, Science, Law or Economics) or BPM core unit tables and candidates should refer to
the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the relevant faculty requirements.
Candidates taking a combined degree with Science or Medical Science may count the Science subjects in the Civil Engineering core to their 96 credits points of
Science subjects. Electives from the list below should be taken to complete 144 credit points of Engineering subjects.
Candidates taking a combined degree with Design in Architecture please see the separate Table of core units of study.
Advanced Options
Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant department before enrolling.

The Faculty has prescribed the following acceptable alternatives to core units of study listed in the above specialisation requirements:
GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 (6cps), acceptable alternative: GEOL1001 and GEOL1002

Second year
CIVL2511
Research Techniques
A CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Basic understanding of Maths, Physics and Chemistry

Semester 2
appropriate to student in 2nd year of study. Concepts of Force, Moment, Torque, Stress, Strain,
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration. These are covered in a range of courses but
particularly CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics
MATH2065
Partial Differential Equations (Intro)

Semester 2
Summer Main
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis
A CIVL2110, CIVL2230 and MATH2061
Semester 2
CIVL3411
Geotechnical Engineering
A CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics
Semester 2
CIVL3614
Hydrology
A ENGG1802 AND CIVL3612 AND MATH2061

P CIVL2611
Semester 2
CIVL3805
Project Scope, Time and Cost
Management
A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying

N ENGG1850, QBUS2350
Semester 2
CIVL3813
Contracts Formulation and
Management
A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Cost & Time Management. Students are expected to have grasped Semester 2
the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction
and engineering terminologies. As there is no any CIVL3805. Students are expected to have
grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of
construction and engineering terminologies. As there is no any prerequisite courses for this
UoS, without prior knowledge student can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance
and participation in course activities. courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student
can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course activities.
CIVL4810
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in
PE
A CIVL3805. Students are expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project
Semester 2
scope, cost and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805)or equivalent courses.
CIVL4814
Project Procurement and Tendering
A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
Semester 2
CIVL4815
Project Formulation
P CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management, CIVL3812 Project Appraisal
Semester 1
CIVL5266
Steel Structures - Stability
A Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND CIVL3206 AND CIVL3235. There are no prerequisites for this Semester 1
unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics, CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, and CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students
who have failed previous units of study should note that no special consideration will be given
to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack
of knowledge of basics), and they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students
who have not yet passed first, second or third year units of study must enrol in those units of
study in precedence to any later year units of study.
Third year
Fourth year
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
P CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507
Semester 2
CIVL5269
Concrete Structures - Strength &
Service
CIVL5351
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Semester 1
CIVL5452
Foundation Engineering
A CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental Semester 2
soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil
strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining
walls; foundation capacity)
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil
Engineering
Semester 1
CIVL5668
Wind Engineering for
Design-Fundamentals
Semester 1
CIVL5670
Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng
A CIVL3612 AND MATH2061.

Semester 1
Students who have previously studied CIVL3613 will only be permitted to enrol in this unit by
approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.)
Notes
1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.
2. For the BE (Civil) degree students must take at least 18 elective credit points of study from the recommended Civil Third Year level and 18 elective credit points
from the recommended Civil Fourth Year electives. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in
other Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering.

CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016, CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs.
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Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil
out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree
requirement of not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by
completing additional elective units of study, as recommended by the
School (as set out below).
Core units of study (all streams except

Project Management)
First year
MATH1001
Associated degrees: B A, B E, B Med Sc, B P M, B Res Ec, B Sc, B Sc
(Molecular Biology & Genetics), B Sc (Nutrition), UG Study Abroad Program.

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
ENGG1800
Associated degrees: B E, B P M, B S T.

study.
ENGG1801
Campus:
Associated degrees: B E, B Med Sc, B P M, B Sc.

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highlighted.
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
Associated degrees: B A, B A (Adv)(Hons), M B B S, B E, B Med Sc, B Sc, B
Sc (Molecular Biology & Genetics), B Sc (Molecular Biotechnology), B Sc
(Nutrition), UG Study Abroad Program.

waves.
Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed
Associated degrees: B A, B E, B Med Sc, B P M, B Pharm, B Res Ec, B Sc,
B Sc (Molecular Biology & Genetics), B Sc (Nutrition), UG Study Abroad
Program.

Textbooks
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ENGG1802

ENGG1803
Associated degrees: B E, B Med Sc, B S T, B Sc, UG Study Abroad Program.

GEOL1501
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Tom Hubble Session: Semester
2 Classes: Two 2 hour lectures per week and 24 hours laboratory. Field
excursions in the Sydney region, as appropriate. Prohibitions: GEOL1002,
GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903 Assumed knowledge: No previous
knowledge of Geology assumed Assessment: Practical laboratory work,
Assignments, Tests and Quizzes, and a combined theory and practical exam
Associated degrees: B Agr Ec, B E.
Course objectives: To introduce basic geology and the principles of

site investigation to civil engineering students. Expected outcomes:
Students should develop an appreciation of geologic processes and
their influence civil engineering works, acquire knowledge of the most
important rocks and minerals and be able to identify them, and interpret
geological maps with an emphasis on making construction decisions.
Syllabus summary: Geological concepts relevant to civil engineering
and the building environment. Introduction to minerals; igneous,
sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, their occurrence, formation and
significance. General introduction to physical geology and
geomorphology, structural geology, plate tectonics, and hydrogeology.
Associated laboratory work on minerals, rocks and mapping.
Textbooks
Portrait of A Planet by Stephen Marshak, Published by H.H. Norton and
Company and readings provided via Blackboard
Second year
MATH2061
Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Summer Main Classes: Three 1 hour
lectures, one 1 hour tutorial and one 1 hour practice class per week.
Prerequisites: (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and
(MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or
MATH1907) Prohibitions: MATH2961, MATH2067 Assessment: One 2 hour
exam, assignments, quizzes (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
Associated degrees: B A, B A (Adv)(Hons), B A (Adv)(Hons), M B B S, B E,
B Med Sc, B Res Ec, B S T, B Sc, UG Study Abroad Program.
This unit starts with an investigation of linearity: linear functions,

general principles relating to the solution sets of homogeneous and
inhomogeneous linear equations (including differential equations),
linear independence and the dimension of a linear space. The study
of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, begun in junior level linear algebra,
is extended and developed. The unit then moves on to topics from
vector calculus, including vector-valued functions (parametrised curves
and surfaces; vector fields; div, grad and curl; gradient fields and
potential functions), line integrals (arc length; work; path-independent
integrals and conservative fields; flux across a curve), iterated integrals
(double and triple integrals; polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates;
areas, volumes and mass; Green's Theorem), flux integrals (flow
through a surface; flux integrals through a surface defined by a function
of two variables, though cylinders, spheres and parametrised surfaces),
Gauss' Divergence Theorem and Stokes' Theorem.
CIVL2110
Materials
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hrs of lectures and a 2 hr
tutorial per week & 4 hrs of lab work per semester Assessment: Through
Campus:
Associated degrees: B E, B S T, UG Study Abroad Program.
Materials are an important part of the civil engineers' work. Indeed,

civil engineers who are concerned with the design, construction, and
maintenance of facilities need to understand the behaviour and
performance of the materials used. And as it happens, mechanical
properties - which are essential and basic for civil engineers - are
highly dependent on the structure of materials at various scales.
Therefore, it is important that a student in Civil Engineering possesses
a fundamental knowledge in materials science.This unit of study aims
to provide students with the tools necessary to select the adequate
material for a particular application and to assess its mechanical
behaviour while in use. This course will focus mainly on materials for
civil engineering and construction applications, i.e. metals, concrete
and soils.
CIVL2810
Engineering Construction and Surveying
hour tutorials per week. 18 hrs of practical exercises per semester. Assumed
knowledge: MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH1003, MATH1005 Assessment:
Campus:
Note: In recent years - the course has included a 1.5 day camp at Webbs Creek
(about 80km from Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims
to provide valuable practice in practical field survey and has a secondary aim
of providing a basis for social gathering (this aspect being requested in student
feedback over recent years)
Associated degrees: B E, B P M, B S T, UG Study Abroad Program.
The objectives of this unit are to gain an understanding of the

fundamentals of engineering construction including
- design, control, management, measurement and construction
methods for excavation, embankments and other earthworks, hauling
and associated operations.
- building construction fundamentals, including reinforced concrete,
masonry, steel and timber.
- drilling and blasting
Engineering Survey topics aim (a) to provide basic analogue methods

of distance, angle and height measurement and (b) to provide an
understanding of three dimensional mapping using basic total station
electronic field equipment with associated data capture ability and (c)
to give an insight into future trends in the use of GPS and GIS systems.
At the end of this unit, students should develop basic competency in
earthwork engineering and economic optimisation of related
construction, including proposing and analysing systems and methods,
estimation of probable output, unit cost and productivity evaluation.
Students should have a basic knowledge of vertical construction in
reinforced concrete, masonry, steel and timber. Students should also
develop proficiency in the design and implementation of mapping
systems in Civil Engineering, using analogue and electronic field
equipment and associated software packages.
The syllabus comprises introduction to the framework under which
construction projects are formulated and analysed; construction
engineering fundamentals; construction systems related to excavation,
hauling and embankment construction, including selection and
evaluation of plant and methods as well as the expected output and
cost; introduction to construction operations management. Introduction
to engineering surveying, distance measurement, angle measurement,
levelling, traversing, topographic surveys, electronic surveying
equipment, future surveying technologies.
CIVL2201
hours of tutorials per week, 2 hours of laboratory per semester. Prerequisites:
ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics Prohibitions: AMME2301 Assumed
knowledge: From ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, students should be
competent in the following areas. 1. The concept of force and momentum
equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2. Drawing free body diagrams. 3.
Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the FBD. 4. Setting
out solutions logically, clearly and neatly. Students should be competent incertain
mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and
integration (including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials
(especially) and other mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry. Assessment:
Campus:
The primary objective of this unit is to understand internal actions

(forces and moments) in structures (deformable objects) under loads
in three key areas: how structures resist external loads by internal
actions; the distribution of internal actions within structures; and the
deformations, stresses and strains associated with the internal actions.
At the end of this unit, students should be able to understand the basic
methods of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending,
shear and torsion (internal actions); apply the equations of equilibrium
to determine the distribution of internal actions in a simple structure
by drawing BMDs, SFDs, AFDs, and TMDs; understand the
significance and methods of calculation of the geometric properties
of structural sections (I, Z, S, J etc); understand the effect of internal
forces and deformations of bodies through the concept and calculation
of strains and stresses; appreciate the behaviour of structures by
analysing structures without numerical calculations; display a
knowledge of basic material properties, combined stresses and failure
criteria; and demonstrate their hands-on experience of the behaviour
of structural members via experiments and the ability to prepare written
reports on those experiments.
Emphasis in the assessment scheme will be placed on understanding
structural behaviour and solving problems, rather than remembering
formulae or performing complex calculations.
The course seeks to utilise and improve the generic skills of students,
in areas such as problem solving, neat and logical setting out of
solutions, report writing, and team work.
The syllabus comprises introduction; equilibrium; internal actions:
BMDs, SFDs, AFDs, and TMDs; elasticity, stress and strain, and basic
material properties; axial forces: tension and compression; elastic
bending of beams; shear force and shear stresses in beams; torsion;
deflection of beams; pipes and pressure vessels; trusses; material
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properties, combined stresses and yield criteria; advanced bending;

introduction to buckling and instability.
stresses and beam deflections). Assessment: Through semester assessment

CIVL2230
Intro to Structural Concepts and Design
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 1.5

hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201
AND ENGG1802. Structural mechanics, first year mathematics, but these are
not prerequisites Assessment: Through semester assessment (25%); Final
The primary objective is to develop an understanding of design

concepts and an introduction to the design of steel, concrete and
composite structures. This involves calculation of loads on structures
caused by gravity, wind and earthquake; and analysis and design of
basic structural elements.
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics
of tutorial per week, 10 hrs of laboratory work per semester Assumed
knowledge: Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501. An understanding of
simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and
strain and the relationship between them.This is covered by University of Sydney
courses ENGG 1802 Engineering Mechanics, CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics.
Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to
engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity
with word processing packages for report presentation. Some of this is covered
in the University of Sydney course ENGG1801 Engineering Computing.
Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical
solution. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%)
This course provides an elementary introduction to Geotechnical

Engineering, and provides the basic mechanics necessary for the
detailed study of Geotechnical Engineering. This course aims to
provide an understanding of: the nature of soils as engineering
materials; common soil classification schemes; the importance of
water in the soil and the effects of water movement; methods of
predicting soil settlements, the stress-strain-strength response of soils,
and earth pressures.
CIVL2611
hours of tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802
AND MATH1001. Students are expected to have a strong understanding of
fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis.
Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and the analytical
and numerical solutions. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
The objective of this unit of study is to develop an understanding of

basic fluid concepts for inviscid and incompressible fluids. Topics to
be covered will include: basic fluid properties, hydrostatics, buoyancy,
stability, pressure distribution in a fluid with rigid body motion, fluid
dynamics, conservation of mass and momentum, dimensional analysis,
open channel flow, and pipe flow. This core unit of study together with
CIVL3612 forms the basis for further studies in the applied areas of
ocean, coastal and wind engineering and other elective fluid mechanics
units which may be offered.
Third year
CIVL3205
hours of project work in class per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL2110 AND
CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. basic concepts of solid mechanics and structural
mechanics, including: compatability of strains; stress-strain relationships;
equilibrium; flexure, shear and torsion; statically determinate load effects
(reactions, bending moments, shear forces); elastic beam theory (strains,
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The objectives of this unit are to provide a basic understanding of the

behaviour of reinforced concrete members and structures; to provide
a basic understanding of standard methods of analysis and design of
reinforced concrete behaviour (including an understanding of
capabilities and limitations); and to provide basic design training in a
simulated professional engineering environment.
At the end of this unit students will gain proficiency in basic methods
of reinforced concrete analysis and design.
The syllabus comprises the behaviour of reinforced concrete members
and structures, including: material properties, 'elastic' analysis
(stresses/deformations/time-dependence), ultimate strengths of beams
(flexure), ultimate strength of columns (short and slender), behaviour
or reinforced concrete slabs. The reinforced concrete truss analogy
(shear/torsion/and detailing implications). Design of typical elements
of a reinforced concrete building, structural modelling, analysis of
load-effects (incl.earthquakes), design criteria (for durability,
fire-resistance, serviceability and strength), design calculation
procedures, reinforcement detailing, structural drawings.
CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours
of tutorials per week, 8 hours of laboratory work per semester Assumed
knowledge: CIVL2201 AND CIVL2611 AND ENGG1802 AND MATH2061.This
unit of study follows on from Fluid Mechanics CIVL2611, which provides the
essential fundamental fluid mechanics background and theory, and is assumed
to be known and fully understood. Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit of study aims to provide an understanding of the conservation

of mass and momentum in differential forms for viscous fluid flows. It
provides the foundation for advanced study of turbulence, flow around
immersed bodies, open channel flow, and turbo-machinery.
CIVL3010
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2-3
hours workgroup sessions per week Assumed knowledge: ENGG1803
Professional Engineering 1 Assessment: Through semester assessment
Engineering graduates apply their technical skills in a wide variety of

legal, institutional, and environmental settings, acting as agents and
managers of technology-driven social change. Engineering
decision-making and problem-solving are made more complex by
technical, economic, environmental, social and ethical constraints. In
particular, environmental sustainability has given rise to a new
framework of engineering analysis that is now an essential part of the
work of engineers. The goals of this unit are to introduce students to
major problems of environmental deterioration, especially air quality,
climate change and energy, and to concepts of sustainability and
ethics, and show the role of civil engineers in addressing these issues;
to develop the students skills at quantifying the impact of engineering
decisions within the broader economic, environmental and
socio-cultural contexts; to develop communication skills through
participation in group discussions, oral presentations, and written
report writing. Lectures, group discussions, case problems and projects
are all used in teaching and learning in this unit of study. At the end
of the unit, students will be able to: a. identify and analyse important
ecological, social and ethical issues deriving from technology-driven
change, including new paradigms of environmental sustainability,
especially in relation to short and long-range air pollution and energy.
b. write environmental impact statements for engineering projects and
identify and analyse the impacts of infrastructure projects on the social
and natural environments. c. use design and analysis tools such as
the Life-Cycle Analysis and the BASIX system to develop better

engineering design solutions. d. understand the influence of
organizational, ethical and legal factors on engineering practice. The
secondary objectives of the UoS are: a. to improve students team-work
ability. b. to improve students communication skills, through verbal
and written media. c. to improve students skills in research and use
of library resources. The syllabus comprises rol oh e(s) of civil
engineers, historical development of profession, air pollution, climate
change, energy; definitions and practice of sustainability; BASIX design
system; environmental impact statements; life-cycle analyses; theories
of ethical behavior and public interest disclosures.
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
hours of tutorials per week Prohibitions: ENGG2850 Assumed knowledge:
This UoS is a third-year core unit for students enrolled in any of the
undergraduate streams in the School of Civil Engineering and elective
for all other branches of engineering and other faculties.The objectives
of this unit of study are to develop students` ability to critically analyse
issues involved in project appraisal and to equip students with the
concepts, tools and analytical processes to effectively carry out project
appraisal tasks for businesses, non-profit organisations, and
governments. At the end of this unit, students should be able to
comprehend and relate to real-life examples the fundamental concepts
in project appraisal (e.g. the meaning of time value for money,
equivalence); calculate common financial indicators for a given project
and explain the relevance of each to the appraisal of the project; rank
projects by combining both financial and non-financial indicators (e.g.
environmental and social); understand how risks and uncertainties
affect evaluation outcomes and be able to deal with uncertainties and
risks in analysis; apply techniques to account for the effects of
inflation/deflation and exchange rates in analysis; understand the
concept and mechanisms for depreciation and carry out pre-tax as
well as post-tax analysis; understand the assumptions, pros and cons
of each evaluation method and be able to explain why a particular
method is appropriate/not appropriate for a given project. The syllabus
comprises time value of money, cost of capital, simple/compound
interest, nominal/effective interest, cost/benefit analysis of projects;
equivalence, net present worth (value), future worth (value), annual
worth (value), internal rate of return, external rate of return, payback
period, cost-benefit analysis, cost-utility analysis, identifying and
quantifying non-financial benefits/externalities, price changes and
exchange rates, techniques for multi-criteria group decision-making,
economic analysis of business investment projects, depreciation,
capitalisation and valuation studies, replacement of assets, real option,
project risk analysis, decision-tree analysis, binomial method, WACC,
MARR, equity capital, debt.
CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
knowledge: CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. There are no
prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent
in the content covered in CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, CIVL2230 Introduction
to Structural Concepts and Design as well as knowledge of the content in
CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of study
should note that no special consideration will be given to them if they do choose
to enrol in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of
knowledge of basics), and they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of
study. Students who have not yet passed first or second year units of study
must enrol in those units of study in precedence to any later year units of study.
It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods
of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion,
and bearing; an appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine
stresses and strains in simple sections under axial force, bending moments,
shear and torsion; calculating and understanding the physical significance of
geometric section properties : centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx, ry, J, Ag;
knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu;
and knowledge of loading of structures. A special "assumed knowledge"lecture
will be given in Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students. Assessment:

Campus:
Associated degrees: B E, UG Study Abroad Program.
This unit of study is concerned with the behaviour and design of steel
structures. Statics provided the fundamentals of equilibrium upon
which most structural engineering is based. Structural Concepts and
Structural Analysis provided information on the loads (actions) on a
structure and how structures resist these actions with a resulting
distribution of internal actions (bending moments, shear forces, axial
forces; BMDs, SFDs and AFDs). Structural Mechanics considered
how these internal actions resulted in stresses and strains in members.
Materials considered the microscopic and molecular structure of metals
to determine its inherent mechanical properties such as yield stress.
This unit of study will then combine the knowledge of stresses, material
properties of steel, structural analysis, and loading, and consider new
concepts and modes of failure, such as local and flexural torsional
buckling, combined actions and second-order effects to understand
the behaviour of steel members and frames, and how this behaviour
is accounted for in the design standard AS 4100. Both the units of
study Steel Structures 1 and Concrete Structures 1 can be considered
the culmination of the various elements of structural engineering begun
in Engineering Mechanics in first year, and is further developed in
Civil Engineering Design in final year. More advanced topics, such as
plate behaviour, advanced buckling and connection design, are
considered in the final year elective subject Steel Structures 2. It is
recognised that not all students intend to become consulting structural
engineers. The unit of study is designed so that students who make
an effort to understand the concepts are most capable of passing.
Students who are planning a career in the consulting structural
engineering profession should be aiming at achieving a Distinction
grade or higher.
Fourth year
CIVL4811
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hours of lectures/project
work in class per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL2810 Engineering
Construction and Survey Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
Note: This unit aims to prepare students for employment in a broad range of
engineering areas including design, planning and construction management.
The objectives of this unit are to develop an understanding of

construction methods, strategies, equipment and machinery in a range
of construction activities and an understanding of the principles
involved in the design for those construction activities.
At the end of this unit, students will have developed a familiarity with
a variety of construction methods, strategies, equipment and
machinery in a range of construction activities such that they will be
able, if and when the opportunity arises to participate as site engineers
(or similar role) in the planning and execution of those construction
activities, albeit with supervision and guidance from experienced
professionals. Students will also have developed an understanding
of the design principles and techniques involved in the planning for
those construction activities such that they are able, if and when the
opportunity arises, to participate as design engineers, in the planning
and design for those construction activities, with supervision and
guidance from experienced professionals. The range of topics covered
in this course is such that the learning outcomes form a basis for later
development of more detailed knowledge, dependent on the future
career experiences of the student. The course does not prepare a
student for immediate, unsupervised participation in construction and
design work associated with the topics covered.
The construction topics covered in this course have not been
previously addressed in CIVL2810 (Engineering Construction and
Survey). The topics may vary dependent on current and planned
projects in Sydney, NSW and Australia. At this stage the topics are
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hard rock tunnelling and general hard rock underground excavation;

soft ground tunnelling; underground construction; micro tunnelling;
cut and cover (cover and cut) tunnelling; earth retaining systems;
piling; formwork and falsework (incl Tilt up, Ultrafloor, Sacrificial form);
dewatering; pavement design and construction - rigid and flexible (incl
and pavement construction materials); stormwater drainage design
and construction; marine construction; civil construction in
environmentally sensitive areas; contract administration for
construction engineers; general engineering in remote localities (project
based); construction methods in bridge engineering; QA documentation
on a typical project; insurance in the construction industry occupational
health and safety issues in the construction industry; timber
engineeering; post-tensioned/prestressed concrete construction; civil
engineering in a marine environment.
On day 1 of the course, a form based survey is taken to invite students
to nominate specific areas of interest which may lead to adjustment
in course content.
CIVL4903
of tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1
and CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1. Assessment: Through semester assessment
This is a fourth year core unit of study for the degree in Civil
Engineering and fourth year elective for the degree in Project
Engineering and Management (Civil).
The objective of this unit is to give students an appreciation of the role
of the designer in the development of Civil Engineering projects.
At the end of this unit, students will have developed an understanding
of the design philosophy. They will gain this through their involvement
in a number of exercises which cover the design sequence from
concept to documentation.
The syllabus comprises: design sequence including definition, value
and criteria selection; generation of proposals; analysis of proposals;
selection of design; development of details of a particular design
selected; feasibility studies and examination of existing works; study
of design projects by stages, including details of some aspects.
This unit is under the direction of an engineer in professional practice
in cooperation with members of the academic staff. Lectures and
exercises on architectural design and practice and their relationship
to civil engineering are included in the unit.
ENGG4000
Campus:
Associated degrees: B C S T, B E, B I T.

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Students must select 12cp from the

following block of units.
required.
CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Weekly contact
with supervisor - typically 1 hour per week Prerequisites: 30 credit points of
Senior Units of Study, WAM 65 or over Assessment: Through semester
Supervision
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: It is expected that
the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the
majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2
requires permission of Thesis coordinator and School's Director of Learning &
Teaching and will only be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so.
Students considering this option should discuss it with the Thesis coordinator
at least one semester before they intend to start.
Honours Thesis provides an opportunity for students to conduct original

research. Students will generally work in groups, although planning
and writing of the thesis will be done individually; i.e., a separate thesis
must be submitted by each student. Only in exceptional circumstances
and by approval of Thesis course coordinator and the relevant
academic supervisor concerned will a student be permitted to
undertake a project individually. Honours Thesis is a major task and
is to be conducted with work spread over most of the year, in two
successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each, Honours Thesis
A (CIVL4022) and Honours Thesis B (CIVL4023). This particular unit
of study, which must precede CIVL4023 Honours Thesis B, should
cover the first half the work required for a complete 'final year' thesis
project. In particular, it should include almost all planning of a research
or investigation project, a major proportion of the necessary literature
review (unless the entire project is based on a literature review and
critical analysis), and a significant proportion of the investigative work
required of the project.
CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
Senior units of study and successful completion of CIVL4022 - Honours Thesis
A
Campus:

undertake a project individually.
Honours Thesis is a major task and is to be conducted with work
spread over most of the year, in two successive Units of Study of 6
credits points each, Honours Thesis A (CIVL4022) and Honours Thesis
B (CIVL4023). This particular unit of study, which must be preceded
by or be conducted concurrently with CIVL4022 Honours Thesis A,
should cover the second half of the work required for a complete "final
year" thesis project. In particular, it should include completion of all
components of the research or investigation project planned but not
undertaken or completed in CIVL4022 Honours Thesis A.
CIVL4024
with Supervisor - typically 1 hour per week Prerequisites: 30 Credit Points of
Senior Units of Study Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Semester 2.
Note: It is expected that the project will be conducted over two consecutive
semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1.
Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Engineering Project
course coordinator and School`s Director of Learning & Teaching and will only
be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering
this option should discuss it with the Engineering Project course coordinator at
least one semester before they intend to start.
Engineering Project A & B provide an opportunity for students to

undertake a major project in a specialised area relevant to civil
engineering. Students will generally work in groups, although planning
and writing of reports will be done individually; i.e., a separate report
and by approval of Engineering Project course coordinator and the
relevant academic supervisor concerned will a student be permitted
to undertake a project individually. Engineering Project is spread over
a whole year, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points
each, Engineering Project A (CIVL4024) and Engineering Project B
(CIVL4025). This particular unit of study, which must precede
CIVL4025 Engineering Project B, should cover the first half of the
work required for a complete 'final year' thesis project. In particular,
it should include almost all project planning, a major proportion of the
necessary background research, and a significant proportion of the
investigative or design work required of the project.
CIVL4025
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Meeting, Project
Work - own time. Prerequisites: 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study and
successful completion of CIVL4024 Engineering Project A Prohibitions:
CIVL4022, CIVL4023 Assessment: Progress report (10%), participation (15%),
presentation/seminar
(15%),
Project
Report
(60%)
Campus:
Semester 1.

(CIVL4025). This particular unit of study, which must be preceded by
or be conducted concurrently with CIVL4024 Engineering Project A,
should cover the second half of the work required project work. In
particular, it should include completion of all components planned but
not undertaken or completed in CIVL4024 Engineering Project A.
Notes
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 &
CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 &
CIVL4025. 2. With special permission from the Director of Learning
and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis
A and Engineering Project A in semester 2 and Honours Thesis B
and Engineering Project B in semester 1.3. For core units of study
offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite
requirements will be as prescribed by the Faculty.

and Information Technologies relating to
Civil Engineering (except Project
Engineering Management)
Engineering are expected to complete all the core units (144 credit
points). They are also required to gain at least 18 credit points from
the 3rd year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below,
and 18 credit points from fourth year Civil recommended elective units
of study listed below. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained
from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other
Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and
Teaching Civil Engineering.

To meet specialisation requirements for either Construction
Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Environmental
Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering, students must enrol in at
least 3 electives from the relevant stream listed below, and undertake
a thesis on a related topic. Students may enrol in a maximum of 4
electives from the Construction Engineering and Management stream.
Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) must follow note
2 below.Construction Engineering and Management Stream:
CIVL3805, CIVL3813, CIVL4810, CIVL4814, CIVL4815.Structural
Engineering
Stream:
CIVL3235,
CIVL5266,
CIVL5269,
CIVL5458Environmental Stream: CIVL3614, CIVL5351, CIVL5458,
CIVL5668Geotechnical Engineering Stream: CIVL3411, CIVL5351,
CIVL5452, CIVL5458Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and
Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science
can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level units of study subject
met.

Candidates for one of the combined degree programs (that is, Bachelor
of Engineering in Civil Engineering with either a Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Laws,
Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Commerce) are
required to complete all of the core units of study listed above (144
credit points). This total of 144 credit points (plus 12 credit points of
electives from the list of electives below for combined degrees with
Bachelor of Arts) is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of
Engineering in Civil Engineering as part of an approved combined
degree program. The remaining credit points for the combined degree
will be taken in the appropriate Faculty (Arts, Science, Law or
Economics) or BPM core unit tables and candidates should refer to
the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies and the relevant faculty requirements.Candidates taking
a combined degree with Science or Medical Science may count the
Science subjects in the Civil Engineering core to their 96 credits points
of Science subjects. Electives from the list below should be taken to
complete 144 credit points of Engineering subjects.Candidates taking
a combined degree with Design in Architecture please see the
separate Table of core units of study.
Advanced Options
Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice
from the relevant department before enrolling.

The Faculty has prescribed the following acceptable alternatives to
core units of study listed in the above specialisation
requirements:GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 (6cps), acceptable
alternative: GEOL1001 and GEOL1002
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Second year
CIVL2511
Research Techniques
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2 to
4 hours of tutorial/project work/laboratory per week. Site visit. Assumed
knowledge: CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Basic understanding of Maths, Physics
and Chemistry appropriate to student in 2nd year of study. Concepts of Force,
Moment, Torque, Stress, Strain, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration. These
are covered in a range of courses but particularly CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics
and ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics Assessment: Through semester
The objectives of this unit are to introduce students to the philosophy

and principles of measurement, and its uses in Civil Engineering
practice and research. The instrumentation used in practice, the
underlying physical principles and the basic electrical/electronic and
signal processing issues. It will introduce students to issues in the
planning and construction of experiments. Give experience working
in groups and in producing reports.
At the end of this unit, students should gain an understanding of the
importance of measurement, of the methods and application of
measurement; ability to conduct experiments and interpret
measurements. The course will reinforce key concepts in Structural
Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Soil Mechanics and Surveying.
The syllabus comprises principles of measurement, presentation of
data, error analysis, stress and strain, sensor types and technologies
wave based techniques and wave analysis, photographic techniques,
signal processing, electric circuit theory.
MATH2065
Partial Differential Equations (Intro)
lectures, one 1 hour tutorial, one 1 hour example class per week. Prerequisites:
(MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or
MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907)
Prohibitions: MATH2965, MATH2067
Assessment: 2 hour exam,
mid-semester test, assignments (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
B Med Sc, B Res Ec, B Sc, UG Study Abroad Program.
This is an introductory course in the analytical solutions of PDEs

(partial differential equations) and boundary value problems. The
techniques covered include separation of variables, Fourier series,
Fourier transforms and Laplace transforms.
Third year
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis
hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL2110, CIVL2230 and
The objectives of this unit are to provide an understanding of the

principles of structural analysis by introducing the strain-displacement,
stress-strain and equilibrium relationships for beam members; applying
the relationships to the matrix displacement analysis of frame
structures; and using computer software to conduct the linear-elastic
and buckling analyses of frame structures.
At the end of this unit, students will be able to deduce appropriate
structural models for frame structures; and use computer methods
and simple hand methods to obtain internal forces and displacements
as well as buckling loads for frame structures.
The syllabus comprises theoretical background (strain-displacement,
stress-strain and equilibrium relationships), structural analysis software,
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matrix displacement method, beam theory, introduction to nonlinear

analysis, buckling analysis.
CIVL3411
hours of tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics

factors influencing soil strength, and to give practice in the application
of this understanding by exploring the stability of slopes, retaining
walls and foundations. At the end of this unit students will be able to:
determine the strength parameters appropriate to a range of stability
problems, and understand the difference between total and effective
stress approaches; evaluate strength parameters from laboratory
data; critically analyse foundation stability and slope stability problems;
use spreadsheets to perform parametric studies and produce design
charts for simple geotechnical design problems; and communicate
the results of experiments and analyses using written methods
appropriate for professional geotechnical engineers. The syllabus
comprises; methods of analysis for gravity and sheet pile retaining
walls; reinforced soil; slope stability, including modes of failure, analysis
and computer methods; bearing capacity of shallow foundations under
general loading, and axial and lateral capacities of deep pile
foundations; the mechanical behaviour of sands and clays; the Cam
Clay model and the breakage model.
CIVL3614
Hydrology
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr of lectures per week and
2hr of tutorials per week, associated site visits and laboratory work.
Prerequisites: CIVL2611 Assumed knowledge: ENGG1802 AND CIVL3612
AND MATH2061 Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%) and
The overall objective of this unit of study is to give a general

introduction to water resources, how these are linked the hydrological
processes, and how engineering plays a role in the management of
water resources. The aim of this unit is to provide a detailed
understanding of: the hydrologic cycle of water as a whole and its
specific components including: geophysical flows of water throughout
the environment, dynamics of precipitation formations, transformations
into runoff, reservoir and lake dynamics, stream flow discharge, surface
runoff assessment, calculation of peak flows, the hydrograph theory,
ground water flows, aquifers dynamics, concept of water quality and
water treatment methods and units. The topics mentioned above will
be covered in both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Use will be
made of essential concepts of energy, mass and momentum
conservation. An intermediate level of integral and differential calculus
is required as well as knowledge and use of calculation software such
as Excell and Matlab.
CIVL3805
Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
hours of tutorials per week Prohibitions: ENGG1850, QBUS2350 Assumed
knowledge: CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying Assessment:
Campus:
This unit of study is a core course for the Bachelor of Project

Engineering & Management (Civil) and an elective for Civil Engineering
degree and other branches of engineering and faculties. The general
aim of this unit of study is to offer the student the opportunity to
develop an understanding of the scope, time and cost management
in project environments. Students will engage with some of the key
concepts and various activities which underpin project scope, time
and cost management. At the end of this unit, students will be able
to: develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), develop network
diagrams, and undertake Critical Path Analysis (CPA) and Earned
Value Analysis (EVA) using the given project information; explain in
depth why scope, time and cost management are important to project
management; analyse a project situation that involves scope, time
and cost management issues; and explain how the components of
scope, time and cost management interrelate in project environments.
The syllabus comprises the project planning cycle, working with the
project sponsor, scope initiation and definition, project scope definition
tools, WBS, network scheduling techniques, CPA, Just-in-Time
philosophy, estimating and budgeting, cash flow management, EVA
and application of project management software.
Fourth year
CIVL3813
Contracts Formulation and Management
hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL3805 Project Scope,
Cost & Time Management. Students are expected to have grasped the concepts
of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction
and engineering terminologies. As there is no any CIVL3805. Students are
expected to have grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles
and the understanding of construction and engineering terminologies. As there
is no any prerequisite courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student
can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in
course activities. courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student can
perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course
activities. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam
The objectives of this unit are to give students a fundamental

knowledge of the legal system and contract terms under which projects
are generally conducted. Initially, emphasis will be on contract
negotiations and understanding what negotiation is about and how to
prepare for negotiations and also how to manage the negotiation so
that a suitable outcome for both parties may be achieved. Also being
able to deal with difficult opponents will be something that will be
considered.
Emphasis will be on the principles of contract formulation,
administration and finalisation, including prevention and/or settlement
of disputes in projects. The syllabus comprises brief overview of the
legal system in Australia and comparison with other legal systems
introduction to project delivery systems and the running of a typical
project, introduction to contract law and the formation of contracts,
the principles of standard form contracts as well as bespoke drafting,
an understanding of the risks undertaken by the different contracting
parties, a detailed review of a standard contract promoting an
understanding of major project issues such as time, variations and
payment; implementation and administration; potential liabilities
associated with project participation; contract conditions and
specifications; understanding insurances and alternate dispute
resolution procedures; notification requirements including time bar,
understanding the commercial significance of issues such as latent
conditions, subcontracting, bank guarantees and security of payment
legislation.
management including leading and managing project teams. At the

end of this unit, students will be able to understand and apply the tools
of team building and project management leadership, as well as apply
tools for design and implementation of integrated plans for risk, quality,
human resource and procurement. The competency level achieved
will enable application of integration tools to a range of simple generic
projects as well as provide input to plans for more complex projects.
The syllabus comprises team management, project leadership, modern
quality management principles and techniques, quality assurance,
preparation of quality plans; risk analysis, planning and risk
management, as well as linking risk and quality management to human
resourcing and procurement methodologies. The use of integrated
planning software such as MS Project, Gantt Project and social media
tools for project management will be explained and practised. The
definitions and processes of Project Management will largely follow
the US based Project Management Institutes, PMBOK as is used in
the Australian Institution of Project Management Standards at the
level of Certified Practising Project Manager,(CPPM). Other
International standards such as ICPMA's, ICB3.0 standard will also
be covered.
CIVL4814
Time and Cost Management Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit of study is a fourth year core unit of study for the Bachelor
of Project Engineering and Management (Civil), elective for all other
branches of engineering and other faculties. The general aim of this
unit is to offer student the opportunity to develop an understanding of
the procurement of built facilities and the methods of job allocation in
project environments. Student will engage with some of the key
concepts which underpin job allocations in the construction industry.
At the end of this unit of study, students should be able to: evaluate
a client's procurement situation and apply an appropriate procurement
route; explain how and why a particular procurement route is chosen;
undertake procurement assessment exercises; analyze a contractor's
strategic responses in tendering (bidding) decision-making; discuss
why a particular bidding strategy is chosen in different contexts; and
evaluate a contractor's bidding performance using competitor analysis
techniques. The syllabus comprises fundamentals of building
procurement, assessment of procurement risks, international
contracting, competitive bidding, cost estimating, the competitive
environment in the construction industry, contractors' competitive
positioning, contractors' decision-making in bidding competition,
bidding strategies and competitor analysis.
CIVL4815
Project Formulation
per week Prerequisites: CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management,
CIVL3812 Project Appraisal Assessment: Through semester assessment
CIVL4810
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE
hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL3805. Students are
expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project scope, cost
and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805)or equivalent courses.
Campus:
of Project Engineering & Management. It is also an elective for other
branches of engineering and faculties. The objective of this unit is to
provide underpinning knowledge and skills in the application of tools
to the project management environment for risk, quality and people
This unit of study is a fourth-year core unit for PEM students and an
elective for all other branches of engineering and other faculties. The
assumed knowledge for this Unit includes Project Appraisal (CIVL3812)
and Project Scope, Time and Cost Management (CIVL3805). The
objective of this unit is, through the integration of areas of project
management knowledge learned in various PEM subjects, to develop
students' ability to develop project proposals through carrying out a
feasibility study and developing a project plan for a real-life engineering
project. This unit is relevant for students who intend to pursue a career
related to project management. At the end of this unit, students should
have developed understanding of the fundamentals of project
conceptualisation, appraisal and planning plus the abilities to: model
and analyse basic financing and cash flow requirements; develop risk
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management plan, marketing and sales plan, stakeholder management

and communication plan, operations plan; and design professional
documentation and presentation to a board of review. In addition, this
unit also develops students' abilities in problem solving, working with
other students, conducting independent research, communication in
team environment, information need identification and collection, and
understanding social and environmental issues. The syllabus
comprises feasibility study, project appraisal, risk assessment and
management, sensitivity analysis, project planning, project integration
management, carbon-trading scheme, global warming, environmental
impact assessment, investment capital, venture capital, due diligence,
project planning, operational planning, revenue projection, community
consultation, communication management, stakeholder management,
political environment.
CIVL5266
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lecture and 2hrs of
tutorial/laboratory per week Assumed knowledge: Knowledge: CIVL2201
AND CIVL3206 AND CIVL3235. There are no prerequisites for this unit of study
but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics, CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, and CIVL3235 Structural
Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of study should note that no
special consideration will be given to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit
of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of knowledge of basics), and
they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students who have not
yet passed first, second or third year units of study must enrol in those units of
study in precedence to any later year units of study. Assessment: Through
Campus:
Associated degrees: B E, Grad Cert E, M P E, PG Coursework Exchange.
Objectives:
This Unit aims to:
- provide fundamental understanding at advanced level of the
behaviour and design steel structural members, notably members
undergoing cross-sectional and/or global buckling.
- provide fundamental understanding of the methods available for
determining buckling loads of structural members and elements, and
explain how classical solutions to buckling problems are incorporated
in national design standards for steel structures, including AS4100
and AS/NZS4600.
Outcomes:
It is anticipated that at the end of this unit of study students will be
familiar with the buckling behaviour of steel structures and will
understand the methods available for determining buckling loads of
structural members and cross-section. Students will have a good
understanding of the stability design provisions for steel structures
specified in the standards AS4100 and AS/NZS4600, and will be
proficient in using software for calculating buckling loads.
Syllabus Summary:
Stability theory, Plate theory, Stability of plates and plate assemblies,
Theory for thin-walled members in torsion and bi-axial bending,
Stability of thin-walled members, Stability design to AS4100 and
AS/NZS4600, Direct Strength Method.
CIVL5269
Concrete Structures - Strength & Service
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4-hr combined lecture and
tutorial per week. Prerequisites: CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507 Assessment:
Campus:
Objectives:This Unit reviews the fundamental concepts of 'elastic'

behaviour of reinforced concrete structures and introduces models of
behaviour and methods of analysis related to the time-dependent
effects of creep and shrinkage (at service loads). This Unit also
examines the non-linear (strain-softening) behaviour of reinforced
concrete and the related effects concerning the strength of
statically-indeterminate reinforced concrete structures. In particular,
this Unit examines the concepts of ductility, moment-redistribution
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and plastic design (for beams and slabs). Strut-and-tie modelling of

reinforced concrete members is also described.
Outcomes: This Unit will provide students with the following knowledge
and skills:
* understanding of the fundamental concepts and theoretical models
concerning the time-dependent structural effects of concrete creep
and shrinkage
* ability to carry out calculations to estimate 'elastic' load-effects
(stresses/strains/deformations) for reinforced concrete structures (at
service loads), accounting for the time-dependent effects of concrete
creep and shrinkage
of the strain-softening behaviour of reinforced concrete (in flexure)
* understanding of the fundamental concepts and numerical models
of ductility and moment redistribution for reinforced concrete beams
* ability to quantitatively assess the ductility and moment-redistribution
capacity of reinforced concrete beams
of plastic behaviour and design for reinforced concrete beams and
slabs (including yield-line analysis).
* ability to determine the ultimate plastic load-carrying capacity of
statically-indeterminate reinforced-concrete beams and slabs
* ability to use strut-and-tie models of reinforced concrete behaviour
CIVL5351
work per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Associated degrees: B E, Grad Cert E, M P E.
Objectives: To develop an understanding of the geotechnical aspects

of the design and management of industrial and domestic waste
disposal systems.
Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyse flow regime in soil using Darcy
equation; 2. Analyse contaminant migration in soil using coupled flow
and reactive diffusion advection equations; 3. Design a single or double
composite landfill liner satisfying groundwater quality requirements;
4. Predict the potential for methane production in a landfill and assess
the feasibility of waste-to-energy conversion; 5. Conduct research on
a geoenvironmental topic as part for group.
Syllabus Summary: introduction to geoenvironmental engineering;
integrated waste management and life cycle assessment; soil
composition and mineralogy; types and characteristics of contaminants;
theory of water seepage in soil and hydraulic conductivity; theory of
reactive contaminant transport in soil including molecular diffusion,
mechanical dispersion and advective flow; analytical and numerical
solutions of reactive diffusion advection equation; design of landfills;
geosynthetics and geomembranes; defects and leakage rates;
methane generation in landfills and landfill gas management.
CIVL5452
Foundation Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lectures 3 hrs per week,
presented in 2 sessions per week for 11 weeks of semester. Tutorials 1hr per
week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411. Students are assumed
to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in
the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and
foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining
walls; foundation capacity) Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
The objectives of this unit are to gain an understanding of the design

process in foundation engineering, to understand the importance of
site investigation and field testing, and to learn how to deal with
uncertainty. To achieve these objectives students are asked to design
foundations using real data. Students will develop the ability to interpret
the results of a site investigation; to use laboratory and field data to
design simple foundations; develop an appreciation of the interaction
between the soil, foundation system and the supported structure. The
syllabus is comprised of field testing, site characterisation,
interpretation of field data, design of pile raft and surface footings,
support of excavations, soil improvement, and geotechnical report
writing.
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs lecture, 2hr. tutorial and
laboratory per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Objectives:
The objective of this unit is to provide students with fundamental
knowledge of finite element analysis and how to apply this knowledge
to the solution of civil engineering problems at intermediate and
advanced levels.
At the end of this unit, students should acquire knowledge of methods
of formulating finite element equations, basic element types, the use
of finite element methods for solving problems in structural,
geotechnical and continuum analysis and the use of finite element
software packages. The syllabus comprises introduction to finite
element theory, analysis of bars, beams and columns, and
assemblages of these structural elements; analysis of elastic continua;
problems of plane strain, plane stress and axial symmetry; use, testing
and validation of finite element software packages; and extensions to
apply this knowledge to problems encountered in engineering practice.
Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students will have gained the
following knowledge and skills:
1. Knowledge of methods of formulating finite element equations. This
will provide students with an insight into the principles at the basis of
the FE elements available in commercial FE software.
2. Knowledge of basic element types. Students will be able to evaluate
the adequacy of different elements in providing accurate and reliable
results.
3. Knowledge of the use of finite element methods for solving problems
in structural and geotechnical engineering applications. Students will
be exposed to some applications to enable them to gain familiarity
with FE analyses.
4. Knowledge of the use of finite element programming and modeling.
5. Extended knowledge of the application of FE to solve civil
engineering problems.
CIVL5670
Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng
Tutorials 2 hours per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL3612 AND MATH2061.
Note: Students who have previously studied CIVL3613 will only be permitted
to enrol in this unit by approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.)
The objectives of this Unit of Study are to develop an understanding

of the processes occurring in lakes, reservoirs, streams and coastal
seas, and an introduction to transport and mixing in inland waters,
and to the design the design of marine structures. The unit will cover
the mass and heat budget in stored water bodies, mixing, and the
implications for water quality. In streams, simple transport models will
be introduced, and simple models for dissolved oxygen transport
discussed. The basic equations for linear and non linear wave theories
in coastal seas will be introduced, and wave forces on structures and
an introduction to design of offshore structures will be discussed.
(Students who have previously studied CIVL3613 will only be permitted
to enrol in this unit by approval of the Director of Undergraduate
Studies.)
Notes
1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon
subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.2. For the
BE (Civil) degree students must take at least 18 elective credit points
of study from the recommended Civil Third Year level and 18 elective
credit points from the recommended Civil Fourth Year electives. The
remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed
elective units or from units of study in other Faculties subject to
approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching, Civil
Engineering.

CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016,
CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs.
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering visit
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Civil)
CIVL5668
Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals
tutorial per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final
This unit of study will introduce the fundamentals of meteorology

governing wind flow, details of extreme wind events, wind structure,
statistical distribution of the wind, the effect of topography and terrain
changes on wind profile, investigate the fluid flow around bluff bodies,
and detail the design of civil engineering structures for wind loading.
Outcomes:
This Unit will provide students with the following knowledge and skills:
On completion of this course students will have an understanding of
the governing principles of wind engineering, how to predict the
extreme wind speed and analyse anemographs, predict the effect of
terrain and topography on velocity and turbulence, understand flow
patterns around bodies, how to predict the pressure distribution and
wind loading on bodies and structures, dynamic response of structures,
and how all the above relates to AS1170.2.
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Design in

Architecture
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Design in Architecture is a five year combined degree that caters for the emerging need for
professionals who can work across architectural and structural engineering design. There is an emphasis on the conceptual and aesthetical
aspects of the design process in the architectural studies, while the engineering studies teach the analysis of forces within the structure, and how
to proportion the structural skeleton to support these forces. The Bachelor of Design in Architecture can only be combined with the Bachelor of
Engineering (Civil) award.
You will study conceptual and aesthetic aspects of the design process in architectural studies, while learning about planning, designing and
testing structures within the built environment. This overarching course of study will provide you with a holistic approach to the design of our built
environment and with skills that will encourage greater diversity and ingenuity in the design and construction of our buildings.
This combined degree offered at the University of Sydney is distinct from the "Architectural Engineering degrees offered at other universities,
nationally and internationally, in that graduates will receive Bachelor degrees in both Engineering and Design in Architecture. The combined
degree, therefore, provides pathways to both professions.
Course Requirements
To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points in accordance with the unit of study
tables for the Civil Engineering combined with Design in Architecture degree.
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering combined with Design in Architecture visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and Design in Architecture are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out
below. To satisfy the degree requirement of the combined degree a candidate must study not less than 144 credit points of the core civil engineering units of study
and 96 credit points of units of study of the core design in architecture units of study.
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
BDES1010
Architecture Studio 101
A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent

C BDES1011, BDES1024
Semester 1
BDES1011
Architectural History/Theory 1

Semester 1
BDES1012
Architectural Communications 1

Semester 2
BDES1020
P BDES1010 or DESA1001
N DESA1002
Semester 2
BDES1023
Architectural Technologies 1
N DESA1102
Semester 2
BDES1024
Art Workshop 1
Semester 1
Second year
ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1802
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
ENGG1803
N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1003
Foundations of Information
Technology
N INFO1000, INFO1903, ISYS1003, INFS1000
Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH2061
Calculus

Semester 1
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
CIVL2201
N AMME2301
GEOL1501
A No previous knowledge of Geology assumed

N GEOL1002, GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903
Semester 2
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Third year
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics

CIVL2611
Semester 2
solutions.
BDES2010
N DESA2001
Semester 1
BDES2012
P BDES1012
N DESA2001
Semester 1
BDES2013
P BDES1023
N DESA2111
Semester 1
Semester 2
BDES2020
C BDES2021
N DESA2002
Semester 2
BDES2021
P BDES1011
C BDES2020
N DESA2111
Semester 2
CIVL2810
Surveying

Semester 1
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
A MATH1005
N ENGG2850
CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis
Semester 2
BDES3010
P BDES2020, or equivalents from DESA2002, DESA2111

C BDES3023
N DESA3001
Semester 1
BDES3012
C BDES3020
N DESA3001
Semester 2
BDES3020
C BDES3012
N DESA3002
Semester 2
BDES3023
C BDES3010 and BDES3011
N DAAP3002
Semester 1
CIVL3205
CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics
CIVL4811

CIVL4860
Architectural to Structural Design
P CIVL3235 AND BDES3023

Semester 2
This unit is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design
in Architecture combined degree.
Fourth year
Semester 1
Fifth Year
250
Semester 1
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
CIVL4903
ENGG4000
BDES3025
Architectural Professional Practice
Credit
points
6
Session
Semester 2

Semester 1
C BDES3020
Semester 2

CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
Thesis A
Semester 2
CIVL4024

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4025
Project A
Semester 2
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and IT relating to the combined Civil

Engineering/Design in Architecture program.
1. Candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Design in Architecture must complete all the core units of the study
as listed in the above table and complete a minimum of 240 credit points.
2. Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level
units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.
4. Students considering doing Advanced Engineering options should seek advice from the relevant school adviser before enrolling.
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Civil
Engineering
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/degree_id/39
combined
with
Design
in
Architecture
visit
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and

Bachelor of Design in Architecture

Core units of study

phenomena.
First year
Textbooks
MATH1001
MATH1005
Statistics


Assumed

Associated degrees: B A, B E, B Med Sc, B P M, B Pharm, B Res Ec, B Sc,

B Sc (Molecular Biology & Genetics), B Sc (Nutrition), UG Study Abroad
Program.

Engineering and Design in Architecture are required to gain credit for
the core units of study set out below. To satisfy the degree requirement
of the combined degree a candidate must study not less than 144
credit points of the core civil engineering units of study and 96 credit
points of units of study of the core design in architecture units of study.


Textbooks
Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
BDES1010

Campus:
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claudia Perren Session: Semester

1 Classes: Lecture and studio contact, plus self-directed preparation and
assignments, for a minimum total student commitment averaging 9 hours per
week. Corequisites: BDES1011, BDES1024 Assumed knowledge: HSC
Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent Assessment: Minor
Project (30%) Major Project (50%), Portfolio (20%)
Campus:


Textbooks
MATH1003
Associated degrees: B Des Arch, B Des Arch, LL B.
Architecture Studio 101 introduces students to the skills and knowledge

required to produce creative, innovative and appropriate solutions to
architectural problems. It seeks to develop the architectural imagination
as a dialogue between poetic thought and pragmatic material
circumstance, nurturing the capacity to move back and forth between
conceptual, intuitive levels of reference and the precise skills required
for credible technical resolution. It expands students' vocabulary of
architecture through study of relevant precedents and examination of
techniques for spatial organization. Students develop a preliminary
understanding of contemporary architectural theory and deploy a
range of architectural representation techniques.
BDES1011
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ross Anderson Session: Semester
1 Classes: Lecture and tutorial contact, plus self-directed preparation and
week. Corequisites: BDES1010, BDES1024 Assumed knowledge: HSC
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Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent Assessment:

Participation and Written Reviews (50%), Research Reports (50%) Campus:
to successfully analyse and synthesise construction and technical

systems in basic buildings.
BDES1024
Art Workshop 1
Architectural History/Theory 1 introduces students to the discourse

of architectural history and theory. It commences with a concise
chronological survey of key periods of architectural history from
antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century, providing an overview of the
scope of the field and establishing initial points of reference. It then
changes focus to investigate more closely the ways in which particular
architectural themes and ideas traverse across history, coming to the
fore in certain periods and receding in others. Students will interrogate
these themes in small groups through intense study of a single
significant building, which they will research, document and illustrate
in a written report, and re-construct in a suite of finely crafted scale
models. They will be introduced to fundamental principles and skills
of scholarly research, including locating and evaluating sources, and
constructing arguments.
BDES1012
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Simon Weir Session: Semester
2 Classes: Lecture, computer laboratory and studio contact, plus self-directed
preparation and assignments, for a minimum total student commitment averaging
9 hours per week. Corequisites: BDES1020, BDES1023
Assumed
knowledge: HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent
Assessment: Assignments (70%), Portfolio (30%)
Campus:
Architectural Communications 1 introduces students to fundamental

modes of communication that are used to comprehend, conceive,
explore, articulate and document architecture. It covers the domains
of sketching, technical drawing, model making, verbal and written
communication, diagramming and photography. It both familiarises
students with necessary technical skills and encourages their creative
deployment through practical experimentation.
BDES1020
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Simon Weir Session: Semester
week. Prerequisites: BDES1010 or DESA1001 Corequisites: BDES1012,
BDES1023 Prohibitions: DESA1002 Assessment: Project (30%); Major
Project (50%); Portfolio (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
Architecture Studio 102 further develops and applies the skills and
knowledge gained in Architecture Studio 101 in response to
increasingly concrete and complex programmatic and contextual
issues. The design of a single building in a complex urban context is
advanced through a series of iterations with an emphasis on practical
experimentation at a range of scales and in a range of media. The
work is drawn together into a final presentation comprising a finely
crafted model and panels of drawings.
BDES1023
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Daniel Ryan Session: Semester 2
Classes: Lecture and tutorial contact, plus self-directed preparation and
week. Corequisites: BDES1012, BDES1020 Prohibitions: DESA1102
Assessment:
Assignments
(60%),
Exam
(40%)
Campus:
Architectural Technologies 1 introduces students to the roles that

environmental considerations, structures and construction play in
architecture. The fundamental concepts underpinning each of these
key areas are presented and students demonstrate their developing
knowledge of them via project-based assignments. These
progressively complex tasks initiate students to the knowledge required
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Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Chris Fox Session: Semester 1

Classes: Lecture and studio contact, plus self-directed preparation and
week. Corequisites: BDES1010, BDES1011 Assessment: Studio Work (50%);
Research Journal and Gallery Review (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
In Art Workshop 1, first year architecture students begin to shape and

communicate their ideas and experiences through various art practices.
A range of studio-based modules within one semester seeks to foster
technical, creative and conceptual skills with a particular emphasis
on interdisciplinary process, tactility, interactions and critical thinking.
A combination of specific disciplines in both contemporary art and the
reworking of traditional art media, extend students' understanding of
their own creative process and how art may contribute to their
architectural study. A framework of lectures, gallery visits and readings
asks students to consider the dynamic interchange between historical,
cultural and environmental concerns and the field of contemporary
art.
Second year
ENGG1800
Associated degrees: B E, B P M, B S T.

study.

ENGG1802

ENGG1803
Associated degrees: B E, B Med Sc, B S T, B Sc, UG Study Abroad Program.

INFO1003
Foundations of Information Technology
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: (Lec 3 hrs &
Prac 2hrs) per week Prohibitions: INFO1000, INFO1903, ISYS1003, INFS1000
Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%) Final Exam (50%).
Associated degrees: B A, B E, B Med Sc, B S T, B Sc, B Sc (Molecular Biology
& Genetics), B Sc (Nutrition).
Information technologies (IT) and systems have emerged as the

primary platform to support communication, collaboration, research,
decision making, and problem solving in contemporary organisations.
The essential necessity for all university students to acquire the
fundamental knowledge and skills for applying IT effectively for a wide
range of tasks is widely recognised. It is an introductory unit of study
which prepares students from any academic discipline to develop the
necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to be competent in the use
of information technology for solving a variety of problems. The main
focus of this unit is on modelling and problem solving through the
effective use of using IT. Students will learn how to navigate
independently to solve their problems on their own, and to be capable
of fully applying the power of IT tools in the service of their goals in
their own domains while not losing sight of the fundamental concepts
of computing.
Students are taught core skills related to general purpose computing
involving a range of software tools such as spreadsheets, database
management systems, internet search engine, HTML, and JavaScript.
Students will undertake practical tasks including authoring an
interactive website using HTML, JavaScript and AJAX and building a
small scale application for managing information. In addition, the
course will address the many social, ethical, and intellectual property
issues arising from the wide-spread use of information technology in
our society.
MATH2061
B Med Sc, B Res Ec, B S T, B Sc, UG Study Abroad Program.

PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
Associated degrees: B A, B A (Adv)(Hons), M B B S, B E, B Med Sc, B Sc, B
Sc (Molecular Biology & Genetics), B Sc (Molecular Biotechnology), B Sc
(Nutrition), UG Study Abroad Program.

waves.
Textbooks
CIVL2201
Campus:
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GEOL1501
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Tom Hubble Session: Semester
2 Classes: Two 2 hour lectures per week and 24 hours laboratory. Field
excursions in the Sydney region, as appropriate. Prohibitions: GEOL1002,
GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903 Assumed knowledge: No previous
knowledge of Geology assumed Assessment: Practical laboratory work,
Assignments, Tests and Quizzes, and a combined theory and practical exam
Associated degrees: B Agr Ec, B E.
Course objectives: To introduce basic geology and the principles of

site investigation to civil engineering students. Expected outcomes:
Students should develop an appreciation of geologic processes and
their influence civil engineering works, acquire knowledge of the most
important rocks and minerals and be able to identify them, and interpret
geological maps with an emphasis on making construction decisions.
Syllabus summary: Geological concepts relevant to civil engineering
and the building environment. Introduction to minerals; igneous,
sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, their occurrence, formation and
significance. General introduction to physical geology and
geomorphology, structural geology, plate tectonics, and hydrogeology.
Associated laboratory work on minerals, rocks and mapping.
Textbooks
Portrait of A Planet by Stephen Marshak, Published by H.H. Norton and
Company and readings provided via Blackboard
Third year
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics
256

CIVL2611

BDES2010
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sean Anderson Session: Semester
week. Prerequisites: BDES1020 or DESA1002 Corequisites: BDES2012,
BDES2013 Prohibitions: DESA2001 Assessment: Project 1 (25%), Project
2 (25%), Project 3 (40%), Portfolio (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Architecture Studio 201 introduces principles of urban landscape,

including an understanding of urban ecological and socio-cultural
processes as they impact and influence understandings of place and
the siting and design of buildings in built topographies. Learning
objectives in the first part of the semester include development of
knowledge and skills in analysis and the conceptual configuration of
contexts that may involve contested ideas and competing interests.
In the second part of the semester approaches to the siting, spatial
composition and design through urban landscape and architectural
strategies that support social sustainability, and an awareness of the
inter-connectedness between context and architecture, are explored.
BDES2012
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Dagmar Reinhardt Session:
Semester 1 Classes: Lecture, computer laboratory and studio contact, plus
self-directed preparation and assignments, for a minimum total student
commitment averaging 9 hours per week. Prerequisites: BDES1012
Corequisites: BDES2010, BDES2013 Prohibitions: DESA2001 Assessment:
Assignments (70%), Portfolio (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
Associated degrees: B Des Arch, B Des Arch, LL B, B E, B Des Arch.
Architectural Communications 2 particularly explores the roles that

digital technology can play in contemporary architectural
communication. It revisits graphic representation, modelling and verbal
and written communication through the lens of computer-aided

operations. This unit of study equips students with skills in digital
drafting and modelling, texture mapping, lighting, rendering and digital
fabrication, and encourages their creative deployment in an iterative
design project for a simple specific building typology Students are
asked to develop a clear understanding of their chosen typology and
represent it through a range of media in order to create an archive of
their own analysis of its concepts and expressions. Communications
2 is divided into both guided lab and studio sessions. The lab sessions
deploy a variety of analogue techniques and move towards digital
design in order to better understand the typology's experimental
qualities including scale, proportion, texture and materiality.
BDES2013
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Michael Muir Session: Semester 1,
Semester 2 Classes: Lecture and tutorial contact, plus self-directed preparation
and assignments, for a minimum total student commitment averaging 9 hours
per week. Prerequisites: BDES1023 Corequisites: BDES2010, BDES2024
Prohibitions: DESA2111 Assessment: Assignments (60%), Exam (40%)
Architectural Technologies 2 explores the roles that environmental

considerations, structures and construction play in moderately complex
medium-scale buildings. Emphasis is placed on developing in students
an active awareness of the impact that technical and constructional
decisions have on architectural Architectural Technologies 2 explores
the role that environmental, structural and constructional
considerations play in moderately complex small-scale buildings.
Attention is paid to the impact that choices of materials, detailing,
structural systems and energy systems, whether passive or active,
have on architectural design.Through project-based learning, students
develop an active awareness of the important role that appropriate
technical and constructional decisions, including architectural details,
play in terms of fulfilling conceptual ambitions in tangible works of
architecture. Students develop and demonstrate their developing
appreciation of these issues via case study analysis, a group project,
individual technical drawings and a final examination. Students develop
and demonstrate their awareness of these issues via the analysis of
case studies, a large project-based assignment, and a final exam.
week. Prerequisites: BDES1011 Corequisites: BDES2020 Prohibitions:

DESA2111 Assessment: Attendance, discussions and weekly proformas
(25%), group research presentation and building analysis (25%), final research
essay (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Architectural History/Theory 2 offers a critical examination of the

developments of modern architecture in design, theory, spatial
programming and construction technology, as well as its social and
environmental effects across the world from the eighteenth to the
twentieth centuries. It provides a broad overview of diverse approaches
to modern architecture and rethinks critically how they have advanced
different architectural propositions about modern ways of dwelling
and building under a constellation of social and cultural conditions.
By exposing students to a variety of theoretical issues, this unit of
study aims to enhance students' capability to reflect on the values
embedded in design, and to develop their understanding of the
intertwined relationship between space, society and power.
Fourth year
CIVL2810
Campus:
Architecture Studio 202 requires the design of a moderately complex

building in an urban context. Students develop an increased
awareness of the broader social, cultural and environmental
consequences of architectural decisions. The design process that is
fostered explores the creative tension between intuition and
prescription, using accumulative techniques that are intended to elicit
unexpected solutions. Participatory and collaborative work processes
are promoted and students are required to sensitively and
imaginatively negotiate between the internal logic of the design
approach and urban strategies. They become increasingly attentive
to the complexities of architectural design, from the interpretation of
programmatic requirements in respect to the opportunities and
limitations of particular site conditions to the spatial and tectonic
implications of design decisions.

BDES2021
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal


BDES2020
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claudia Perren Session: Semester
week. Prerequisites: BDES2010 or DESA2001 Corequisites: BDES2021
Prohibitions: DESA2002 Assessment: Minor Project (30%), Major Project
(50%), Portfolio (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
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(55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
Campus:
258

grade or higher.
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis

BDES3010
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Michael Tawa Session: Semester
week. Prerequisites: BDES2020, or equivalents from DESA2002, DESA2111
Corequisites: BDES3023 Prohibitions: DESA3001 Assessment: Minor
Project (30%), Major Project (50%), Portfolio (20%)
Campus:
Architecture Studio 301 engages in students the observational,

analytical, interpretative and speculative capacities required to produce
a conceptually and tectonically grounded solution to a medium-scale
urban architectural problem. It seeks initially to refine skills in the
development of a thematic framework for design, the analysis of broad
urban contexts and specific site conditions, together with a strong
awareness of historical and theoretical conditions for design. Students
deploy these analyses in creative and experimental ways via the
design of a medium-scale building with a complex functional program.
Students are required to integrate multiple criteria - including thematic,
conceptual, programmatic, contextual, tectonic and technical concerns
- into a persuasive architectural design proposition.
BDES3012
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Dagmar Reinhardt Session:
Semester 2 Classes: Lecture, computer laboratory and studio contact, plus
self-directed preparation and assignments, for a minimum total student
commitment averaging 9 hours per week. Prerequisites: BDES2012 or
DESA2002 Corequisites: BDES3020 Prohibitions: DESA3001 Assessment:
Assignments (70%), Portfolio (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode
Architectural Communications 3 both consolidates students' abilities

to effectively communicate architecture using graphic and verbal
means and further advances their digital knowledge through concepts
of movement and simulation. Students are introduced to interoperable
animation and database software used for simulation and
documentation of architecture, and they further develop familiarity
with advanced digital fabrication. They work in a 3D modelling
environment using Rhino, Grasshopper and 3DStudio Max. This unit
of study aims to instil in students sensitivity to working creatively with
hybrid techniques, and introduces them to dynamic communication
procedures deployed in professional architectural practice to move
between the digital and the real.
BDES3020
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ross Anderson Session: Semester
Prohibitions: DESA3002 Assessment: Minor Project (30%), Major Project
(50%), Portfolio (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
As the culminating design studio for the degree, Architecture Studio

302 presents students with the opportunity to express their own
theoretical positioning through the design of an important civic building,
and to demonstrate the technical and representational capacities that
they have developed across the course of their degree. They work
with a great deal of autonomy in a collaborative working environment
alongside their peers and under the guidance of their tutor to produce
conceptually challenging, integrated and compelling pre-professional
architectural projects.
BDES3023
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Michael Muir Session: Semester 1
Classes: Lecture and tutorial contact, plus self-directed preparation and
and BDES3011 Prohibitions: DAAP3002 Assessment: Assignments (60%),
Architectural Technologies 3 develops in students an advanced

understanding of moderately complex building systems. It addresses
the technical design of buildings in their entirety and in their details,
through the three interrelated perspectives of environment, structures
and construction. As in Architectural Technologies 1 and 2, primary
emphasis is placed on developing an understanding that appropriate
formal architectural solutions can be the outcome of technological
considerations and that, reciprocally, technical solutions can not only
support but inform conceptual ambitions. A major project-based
assignment, a case study analysis, individual technical drawings and
a final examination are used as the vehicles for students to
demonstrate the knowledge that they have gained in analyzing and
synthesizing the various considerations that are to be addressed in
the design of a building system that appropriately responds to, and
integrates, the three key technical considerations of environment,
structures and construction.
Fifth Year
CIVL3205


CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics

CIVL4811

259

in course content.
CIVL4860
Architectural to Structural Design
class per week Prerequisites: CIVL3235 AND BDES3023 Assessment:
Note: This unit is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of
Engineering/Bachelor of Design in Architecture combined degree.
Associated degrees: B E, B Des Arch.
CIVL4860 is a core final year unit for BE/BDesArch students aimed

at enhancing students' skills in bridging between the architectural and
engineering disciplines. The Unit will have a particular focus on
developing strategies for how best to resolve the frequently conflicting
interests and preferred concept solutions for addressing architectural
and structural requirements for a building with given functions.
Students will work in groups on developing final building designs from
scratch from project briefs. Architectural and structural designs will
be detailed in group presentations and reports.
CIVL4903
260
ENGG4000
Campus:
Associated degrees: B C S T, B E, B I T.

BDES3025
Architectural Professional Practice
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: TBA Session: Semester 2 Classes:
Lecture and tutorial contact, plus self-directed preparation and assignments,
for a minimum total student commitment averaging 9 hours per week.
Corequisites: BDES3020 Assessment: Reports (20%), Assignment (80%)
Associated degrees: B Des Arch.
Architectural Professional Practice introduces students in the final

semester of their undergraduate degree to the professional practice
of architecture, focusing on design development within regulatory and
practice management frameworks. Students are introduced to the
fundamental principles of key regulatory requirements and critically
deploy their understandings by investigating local practice case
studies. They further develop a capacity to apply their knowledge in
a particular context through an architectural design project that they
take to Development Application level using current best practice.

of units.
required.
CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A
Supervision


CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
A
Campus:

CIVL4024
Semester 2.
CIVL4025
(15%),
Project
Report
(60%)
Campus:
Semester 1.


and IT relating to the combined Civil
Engineering/Design in Architecture
program.
1. Candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil
Engineering and Bachelor of Design in Architecture must complete
all the core units of the study as listed in the above table and complete
a minimum of 240 credit points.2. Most Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty
of Science can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level units of
study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of
Science) being met.4. Students considering doing Advanced
Engineering options should seek advice from the relevant school
adviser before enrolling.
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering combined with
Design in Architecture visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering

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Course Overview
This combined degree provides students with the opportunity to develop both the technical expertise required in the engineering stream of their
choice and the project management expertise to manage large projects. Many of the Bachelor of Engineering specialisations can be combined
with the Bachelor of Project Management. Core project management subjects include project finance, project management, complex project
coordination, analytics, statistics, risk management, organisational behaviour and psychology.
Developed in response to increasing industry demand, the Bachelor of Project Management is the world's first specialised undergraduate project
management degree. Based on a complex systems approach, it uses multidisciplinary theories and methods to investigate a particular phenomenon
from a holistic viewpoint. Combined degree graduates will be uniquely qualified and highly sought after as professional engineers with the
additional ability to manage large-scale complex engineering projects.
Please note that the Bachelor of Project Engineering and Management is no longer offered to new students. The information about this degree
provided in this handbook is for continuing students only.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering and Project Management, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
3.
the core units of study as set out in the Bachelor of Project Management unit of study table;
the units of study specified for the relevant stream of Engineering and
any additional elective units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the requirements of the degree.
For a standard enrolment plan for Project Engineering and Management (Civil) visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(PEM)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Note: This program has been replaced by Bachelor of Project Management which can be taken as a single degree or combined with any stream of Engineering
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) are required to gain credit points for the core units of study
set out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective
units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out below).
Core units of study

First year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1802
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main
ENGG1803
N ENGG1061
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
MATH2061
Calculus

CIVL2201
N AMME2301
CIVL2810
Surveying

Semester 1
CIVL2230
Design
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics

CIVL2611
Semester 2
solutions.
CIVL3805
Project Scope, Time and Cost
Management
A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying

N ENGG1850, QBUS2350
ENGG1801
Semester 1
Semester 2
Second year
Semester 1
Summer Main
Semester 2
Semester 1
Summer Late
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
A ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1
Semester 1
Third year
CIVL3010
CIVL2110
Materials
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
A MATH1005
N ENGG2850
CIVL3813
Contracts Formulation and
Management
A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Cost & Time Management. Students are expected to have grasped Semester 2
the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction
and engineering terminologies. As there is no any CIVL3805. Students are expected to have
grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of
construction and engineering terminologies. As there is no any prerequisite courses for this
UoS, without prior knowledge student can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance
and participation in course activities. courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student
can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course activities.
CIVL4810
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in
PE
A CIVL3805. Students are expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project
Semester 2
scope, cost and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805)or equivalent courses.
CIVL4811

Semester 1
CIVL4814
A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
Semester 2
CIVL4815
Project Formulation
P CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management, CIVL3812 Project Appraisal
Semester 1
ENGG4000
Semester 1
Semester 1
Fourth year

Semester 1

CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
Thesis A
Semester 2
CIVL4024

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4025
Project A
Semester 2
Notes.
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 & CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 & CIVL4025.
2. With special permission from the Director of the Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis A or Engineering Project A in
Semester 2 and Honours Thesis B or Engineering Project B in Semester 1.
3. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite
requirements will be as prescribed by the faculty.
4. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) are expected to complete all the core units of study (156
credit points). They are also required to gain at least 24 credit points from the third and fourth year table of electives listed below. The remaining 12 credit points
required for the degree can be obtained from the list of electives below or from other units of study offered by the University of Sydney subject to approval by the
Director of the Learning and Teaching of Civil Engineering.
5. Candidates commencing a combined degree program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Commerce
are required to complete all of the core units of study in the above specialisation requirements except for ACCT1003, ACCT1004, which are not required, therefore
only 144 credit points are needed. This total of 144 credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management
(Civil) as part of an approved combined degree program. The remaining 96 credit points for the combined degree will be taken in the Faculty of Economics and
Business. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Business School.
6. Candidates commencing a combined degree program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete all of the core units of study in the above specialisation requirements. This remaining
84 credit points should be taken from the relevant faculty unit of study subject to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
and the relevant faculty.
7. Candidates commencing a combined degree program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Laws
are required to complete all of the core units of study in the above specialisation requirements except CIVL3010 and CIVL3813. The remaining 144 credit points
for the combined degree will be taken in the Faculty of Laws. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies the Faculty of Laws.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
8. Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by equivalent advanced level
units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek
advice from the relevant department before enrolling.

Third year
CIVL3205
CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics
CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis
Semester 2
CIVL3411
A CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics
Semester 2
CIVL2511
Research Techniques
A CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Basic understanding of Maths, Physics and Chemistry

Semester 2
appropriate to student in 2nd year of study. Concepts of Force, Moment, Torque, Stress, Strain,
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration. These are covered in a range of courses but
particularly CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics
CIVL4903
CIVL5266
A Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND CIVL3206 AND CIVL3235. There are no prerequisites for this Semester 1
unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics, CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, and CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students
who have failed previous units of study should note that no special consideration will be given
to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack
of knowledge of basics), and they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students
who have not yet passed first, second or third year units of study must enrol in those units of
study in precedence to any later year units of study.
CIVL5269
Concrete Structures - Strength &
Service
P CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507
CIVL5351
Semester 1
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil
Engineering
Semester 1
Fourth year
Semester 2
Semester 2
Notes
1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.
3. At least one of CIVL3205 and CIVL3612 must be taken.

CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016, CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs.
For a standard enrolment plan for Project Engineering and Management (Civil) visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(PEM)
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Unit of Study Table
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Bachelor of Project Engineering

and Management (Civil)
Note: This program has been replaced by Bachelor of Project
Management which can be taken as a single degree or combined with
any stream of EngineeringCandidates for the degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) are
required to gain credit points for the core units of study set out below.
Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of
not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by completing additional
elective units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out
below).

phenomena.
Textbooks
Core units of study
MATH1005
Statistics
First year

Assumed
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MATH1003

Textbooks
ENGG1800

study.
269

ENGG1802

ENGG1803

PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

270

waves.
Textbooks
Second year
MATH2061

CIVL2201
Campus:


CIVL2810
Campus:

CIVL2230

CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics


CIVL2611

CIVL3805
Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
hours of tutorials per week Prohibitions: ENGG1850, QBUS2350 Assumed
knowledge: CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying Assessment:
Campus:
This unit of study is a core course for the Bachelor of Project

Engineering & Management (Civil) and an elective for Civil Engineering
degree and other branches of engineering and faculties. The general
aim of this unit of study is to offer the student the opportunity to
develop an understanding of the scope, time and cost management
in project environments. Students will engage with some of the key
concepts and various activities which underpin project scope, time
and cost management. At the end of this unit, students will be able
to: develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), develop network
diagrams, and undertake Critical Path Analysis (CPA) and Earned
Value Analysis (EVA) using the given project information; explain in
depth why scope, time and cost management are important to project
management; analyse a project situation that involves scope, time
and cost management issues; and explain how the components of
scope, time and cost management interrelate in project environments.
The syllabus comprises the project planning cycle, working with the
project sponsor, scope initiation and definition, project scope definition
tools, WBS, network scheduling techniques, CPA, Just-in-Time
philosophy, estimating and budgeting, cash flow management, EVA
and application of project management software.
ENGG1801
Campus:
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highlighted.
Third year
CIVL3010
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2-3
hours workgroup sessions per week Assumed knowledge: ENGG1803
Professional Engineering 1 Assessment: Through semester assessment
Engineering graduates apply their technical skills in a wide variety of

legal, institutional, and environmental settings, acting as agents and
managers of technology-driven social change. Engineering
decision-making and problem-solving are made more complex by
technical, economic, environmental, social and ethical constraints. In
particular, environmental sustainability has given rise to a new
framework of engineering analysis that is now an essential part of the
work of engineers. The goals of this unit are to introduce students to
major problems of environmental deterioration, especially air quality,
climate change and energy, and to concepts of sustainability and
ethics, and show the role of civil engineers in addressing these issues;
to develop the students skills at quantifying the impact of engineering
decisions within the broader economic, environmental and
socio-cultural contexts; to develop communication skills through
participation in group discussions, oral presentations, and written
report writing. Lectures, group discussions, case problems and projects
are all used in teaching and learning in this unit of study. At the end
of the unit, students will be able to: a. identify and analyse important
ecological, social and ethical issues deriving from technology-driven
change, including new paradigms of environmental sustainability,
especially in relation to short and long-range air pollution and energy.
b. write environmental impact statements for engineering projects and
identify and analyse the impacts of infrastructure projects on the social
and natural environments. c. use design and analysis tools such as
the Life-Cycle Analysis and the BASIX system to develop better
engineering design solutions. d. understand the influence of
organizational, ethical and legal factors on engineering practice. The
secondary objectives of the UoS are: a. to improve students team-work
ability. b. to improve students communication skills, through verbal
and written media. c. to improve students skills in research and use
of library resources. The syllabus comprises rol oh e(s) of civil
engineers, historical development of profession, air pollution, climate
change, energy; definitions and practice of sustainability; BASIX design
system; environmental impact statements; life-cycle analyses; theories
of ethical behavior and public interest disclosures.
CIVL2110
Materials
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hrs of lectures and a 2 hr
tutorial per week & 4 hrs of lab work per semester Assessment: Through
Campus:
Materials are an important part of the civil engineers' work. Indeed,

civil engineers who are concerned with the design, construction, and
maintenance of facilities need to understand the behaviour and
performance of the materials used. And as it happens, mechanical
properties - which are essential and basic for civil engineers - are
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highly dependent on the structure of materials at various scales.

Therefore, it is important that a student in Civil Engineering possesses
a fundamental knowledge in materials science.This unit of study aims
to provide students with the tools necessary to select the adequate
material for a particular application and to assess its mechanical
behaviour while in use. This course will focus mainly on materials for
civil engineering and construction applications, i.e. metals, concrete
and soils.
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
CIVL3813
Contracts Formulation and Management
Cost & Time Management. Students are expected to have grasped the concepts
of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction
and engineering terminologies. As there is no any CIVL3805. Students are
expected to have grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles
and the understanding of construction and engineering terminologies. As there
is no any prerequisite courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student
can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in
course activities. courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student can
perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course
activities. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam
The objectives of this unit are to give students a fundamental

knowledge of the legal system and contract terms under which projects
are generally conducted. Initially, emphasis will be on contract
negotiations and understanding what negotiation is about and how to
prepare for negotiations and also how to manage the negotiation so
that a suitable outcome for both parties may be achieved. Also being
able to deal with difficult opponents will be something that will be
considered.
Emphasis will be on the principles of contract formulation,

administration and finalisation, including prevention and/or settlement
of disputes in projects. The syllabus comprises brief overview of the
legal system in Australia and comparison with other legal systems
introduction to project delivery systems and the running of a typical
project, introduction to contract law and the formation of contracts,
the principles of standard form contracts as well as bespoke drafting,
an understanding of the risks undertaken by the different contracting
parties, a detailed review of a standard contract promoting an
understanding of major project issues such as time, variations and
payment; implementation and administration; potential liabilities
associated with project participation; contract conditions and
specifications; understanding insurances and alternate dispute
resolution procedures; notification requirements including time bar,
understanding the commercial significance of issues such as latent
conditions, subcontracting, bank guarantees and security of payment
legislation.
CIVL4810
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE
hours of tutorials per week Assumed knowledge: CIVL3805. Students are
expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project scope, cost
and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805)or equivalent courses.
Campus:
of Project Engineering & Management. It is also an elective for other
branches of engineering and faculties. The objective of this unit is to
provide underpinning knowledge and skills in the application of tools
to the project management environment for risk, quality and people
management including leading and managing project teams. At the
end of this unit, students will be able to understand and apply the tools
of team building and project management leadership, as well as apply
tools for design and implementation of integrated plans for risk, quality,
human resource and procurement. The competency level achieved
will enable application of integration tools to a range of simple generic
projects as well as provide input to plans for more complex projects.
The syllabus comprises team management, project leadership, modern
quality management principles and techniques, quality assurance,
preparation of quality plans; risk analysis, planning and risk
management, as well as linking risk and quality management to human
resourcing and procurement methodologies. The use of integrated
planning software such as MS Project, Gantt Project and social media
tools for project management will be explained and practised. The
definitions and processes of Project Management will largely follow
the US based Project Management Institutes, PMBOK as is used in
the Australian Institution of Project Management Standards at the
level of Certified Practising Project Manager,(CPPM). Other
International standards such as ICPMA's, ICB3.0 standard will also
be covered.
Fourth year
CIVL4811


in course content.
CIVL4814
Time and Cost Management Assessment: Through semester assessment
of Project Engineering and Management (Civil), elective for all other
branches of engineering and other faculties. The general aim of this
unit is to offer student the opportunity to develop an understanding of
the procurement of built facilities and the methods of job allocation in
project environments. Student will engage with some of the key
concepts which underpin job allocations in the construction industry.
At the end of this unit of study, students should be able to: evaluate
a client's procurement situation and apply an appropriate procurement
route; explain how and why a particular procurement route is chosen;
undertake procurement assessment exercises; analyze a contractor's
strategic responses in tendering (bidding) decision-making; discuss
why a particular bidding strategy is chosen in different contexts; and
evaluate a contractor's bidding performance using competitor analysis
techniques. The syllabus comprises fundamentals of building
procurement, assessment of procurement risks, international
contracting, competitive bidding, cost estimating, the competitive
environment in the construction industry, contractors' competitive
positioning, contractors' decision-making in bidding competition,
bidding strategies and competitor analysis.
CIVL4815
Project Formulation
per week Prerequisites: CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management,
CIVL3812 Project Appraisal Assessment: Through semester assessment
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This unit of study is a fourth-year core unit for PEM students and an
elective for all other branches of engineering and other faculties. The
assumed knowledge for this Unit includes Project Appraisal (CIVL3812)
and Project Scope, Time and Cost Management (CIVL3805). The
objective of this unit is, through the integration of areas of project
management knowledge learned in various PEM subjects, to develop
students' ability to develop project proposals through carrying out a
feasibility study and developing a project plan for a real-life engineering
project. This unit is relevant for students who intend to pursue a career
related to project management. At the end of this unit, students should
have developed understanding of the fundamentals of project
conceptualisation, appraisal and planning plus the abilities to: model
and analyse basic financing and cash flow requirements; develop risk
management plan, marketing and sales plan, stakeholder management
and communication plan, operations plan; and design professional
documentation and presentation to a board of review. In addition, this
unit also develops students' abilities in problem solving, working with
other students, conducting independent research, communication in
team environment, information need identification and collection, and
understanding social and environmental issues. The syllabus
comprises feasibility study, project appraisal, risk assessment and
management, sensitivity analysis, project planning, project integration
management, carbon-trading scheme, global warming, environmental
impact assessment, investment capital, venture capital, due diligence,
project planning, operational planning, revenue projection, community
consultation, communication management, stakeholder management,
political environment.
ENGG4000


Campus:


of units.
required.
CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A
Supervision
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CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
A
Campus:
CIVL4024
Semester 2.


CIVL4025
(15%),
Project
Report
(60%)
Campus:
Semester 1.

Notes.
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 &
CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 &
CIVL4025. 2. With special permission from the Director of the Learning
and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis
A or Engineering Project A in Semester 2 and Honours Thesis B or
Engineering Project B in Semester 1. 3. For core units of study offered
by other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies,
any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements
will be as prescribed by the faculty.4. Candidates for the degree of
Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management
(Civil) are expected to complete all the core units of study (156 credit
points). They are also required to gain at least 24 credit points from
the third and fourth year table of electives listed below. The remaining
12 credit points required for the degree can be obtained from the list
of electives below or from other units of study offered by the University
of Sydney subject to approval by the Director of the Learning and
Teaching of Civil Engineering.5. Candidates commencing a combined
degree program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in Project
Engineering and Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Commerce are
required to complete all of the core units of study in the above
specialisation requirements except for ACCT1003, ACCT1004, which
are not required, therefore only 144 credit points are needed. This
total of 144 credit points is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor
of Engineering in Project Engineering and Management (Civil) as part
of an approved combined degree program. The remaining 96 credit
points for the combined degree will be taken in the Faculty of
Economics and Business. Candidates should refer to the Joint
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technologies and the Business School.6. Candidates commencing
a combined degree program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in
Project Engineering and Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Medical Science are required to
complete all of the core units of study in the above specialisation
requirements. This remaining 84 credit points should be taken from
the relevant faculty unit of study subject to the Joint Resolutions of
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the
relevant faculty.7. Candidates commencing a combined degree
program that is a Bachelor of Engineering in Project Engineering and
Management (Civil) with Bachelor of Laws are required to complete
all of the core units of study in the above specialisation requirements

except CIVL3010 and CIVL3813. The remaining 144 credit points for
the combined degree will be taken in the Faculty of Laws. Candidates
Information Technologies the Faculty of Laws.8. Most Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by
the Faculty of Science can be replaced by equivalent advanced level
units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the
Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced
options should seek advice from the relevant department before
enrolling.

Third year
CIVL3205

CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics

CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
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Campus:
grade or higher.
CIVL3235
Structural Analysis

CIVL3411
hours of tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics

factors influencing soil strength, and to give practice in the application
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of this understanding by exploring the stability of slopes, retaining

walls and foundations. At the end of this unit students will be able to:
determine the strength parameters appropriate to a range of stability
problems, and understand the difference between total and effective
stress approaches; evaluate strength parameters from laboratory
data; critically analyse foundation stability and slope stability problems;
use spreadsheets to perform parametric studies and produce design
charts for simple geotechnical design problems; and communicate
the results of experiments and analyses using written methods
appropriate for professional geotechnical engineers. The syllabus
comprises; methods of analysis for gravity and sheet pile retaining
walls; reinforced soil; slope stability, including modes of failure, analysis
and computer methods; bearing capacity of shallow foundations under
general loading, and axial and lateral capacities of deep pile
foundations; the mechanical behaviour of sands and clays; the Cam
Clay model and the breakage model.
CIVL2511
Research Techniques
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours of lectures and 2 to
4 hours of tutorial/project work/laboratory per week. Site visit. Assumed
knowledge: CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Basic understanding of Maths, Physics
and Chemistry appropriate to student in 2nd year of study. Concepts of Force,
Moment, Torque, Stress, Strain, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration. These
are covered in a range of courses but particularly CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics
and ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics Assessment: Through semester
The objectives of this unit are to introduce students to the philosophy

and principles of measurement, and its uses in Civil Engineering
practice and research. The instrumentation used in practice, the
underlying physical principles and the basic electrical/electronic and
signal processing issues. It will introduce students to issues in the
planning and construction of experiments. Give experience working
in groups and in producing reports.
At the end of this unit, students should gain an understanding of the
importance of measurement, of the methods and application of
measurement; ability to conduct experiments and interpret
measurements. The course will reinforce key concepts in Structural
Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Soil Mechanics and Surveying.
The syllabus comprises principles of measurement, presentation of
data, error analysis, stress and strain, sensor types and technologies
wave based techniques and wave analysis, photographic techniques,
signal processing, electric circuit theory.
Fourth year
CIVL4903

CIVL5266
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lecture and 2hrs of
tutorial/laboratory per week Assumed knowledge: Knowledge: CIVL2201
AND CIVL3206 AND CIVL3235. There are no prerequisites for this unit of study
but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics, CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, and CIVL3235 Structural
Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of study should note that no
special consideration will be given to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit
of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of knowledge of basics), and
they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students who have not
yet passed first, second or third year units of study must enrol in those units of
study in precedence to any later year units of study. Assessment: Through
Campus:
Objectives:
This Unit aims to:
- provide fundamental understanding at advanced level of the
behaviour and design steel structural members, notably members
undergoing cross-sectional and/or global buckling.
- provide fundamental understanding of the methods available for
determining buckling loads of structural members and elements, and
explain how classical solutions to buckling problems are incorporated
in national design standards for steel structures, including AS4100
and AS/NZS4600.
Outcomes:
It is anticipated that at the end of this unit of study students will be
familiar with the buckling behaviour of steel structures and will
understand the methods available for determining buckling loads of
structural members and cross-section. Students will have a good
understanding of the stability design provisions for steel structures
specified in the standards AS4100 and AS/NZS4600, and will be
proficient in using software for calculating buckling loads.
Syllabus Summary:
Stability theory, Plate theory, Stability of plates and plate assemblies,
Theory for thin-walled members in torsion and bi-axial bending,
Stability of thin-walled members, Stability design to AS4100 and
AS/NZS4600, Direct Strength Method.
CIVL5269
Concrete Structures - Strength & Service
tutorial per week. Prerequisites: CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507 Assessment:
Campus:
Objectives:This Unit reviews the fundamental concepts of 'elastic'

behaviour of reinforced concrete structures and introduces models of
behaviour and methods of analysis related to the time-dependent
effects of creep and shrinkage (at service loads). This Unit also
examines the non-linear (strain-softening) behaviour of reinforced
concrete and the related effects concerning the strength of
statically-indeterminate reinforced concrete structures. In particular,
this Unit examines the concepts of ductility, moment-redistribution
and plastic design (for beams and slabs). Strut-and-tie modelling of
reinforced concrete members is also described.
Outcomes: This Unit will provide students with the following knowledge
and skills:
concerning the time-dependent structural effects of concrete creep
and shrinkage
* ability to carry out calculations to estimate 'elastic' load-effects
(stresses/strains/deformations) for reinforced concrete structures (at
service loads), accounting for the time-dependent effects of concrete
creep and shrinkage
of the strain-softening behaviour of reinforced concrete (in flexure)

of ductility and moment redistribution for reinforced concrete beams
* ability to quantitatively assess the ductility and moment-redistribution
capacity of reinforced concrete beams
of plastic behaviour and design for reinforced concrete beams and
slabs (including yield-line analysis).
* ability to determine the ultimate plastic load-carrying capacity of
statically-indeterminate reinforced-concrete beams and slabs
* ability to use strut-and-tie models of reinforced concrete behaviour
CIVL5351
work per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Objectives: To develop an understanding of the geotechnical aspects

of the design and management of industrial and domestic waste
disposal systems.
Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyse flow regime in soil using Darcy
equation; 2. Analyse contaminant migration in soil using coupled flow
and reactive diffusion advection equations; 3. Design a single or double
composite landfill liner satisfying groundwater quality requirements;
4. Predict the potential for methane production in a landfill and assess
the feasibility of waste-to-energy conversion; 5. Conduct research on
a geoenvironmental topic as part for group.
Syllabus Summary: introduction to geoenvironmental engineering;
integrated waste management and life cycle assessment; soil
composition and mineralogy; types and characteristics of contaminants;
theory of water seepage in soil and hydraulic conductivity; theory of
reactive contaminant transport in soil including molecular diffusion,
mechanical dispersion and advective flow; analytical and numerical
solutions of reactive diffusion advection equation; design of landfills;
geosynthetics and geomembranes; defects and leakage rates;
methane generation in landfills and landfill gas management.
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs lecture, 2hr. tutorial and
laboratory per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Objectives:
The objective of this unit is to provide students with fundamental
knowledge of finite element analysis and how to apply this knowledge
to the solution of civil engineering problems at intermediate and
advanced levels.
At the end of this unit, students should acquire knowledge of methods
of formulating finite element equations, basic element types, the use
of finite element methods for solving problems in structural,
geotechnical and continuum analysis and the use of finite element
software packages. The syllabus comprises introduction to finite
element theory, analysis of bars, beams and columns, and
assemblages of these structural elements; analysis of elastic continua;
problems of plane strain, plane stress and axial symmetry; use, testing
and validation of finite element software packages; and extensions to
apply this knowledge to problems encountered in engineering practice.
Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students will have gained the
following knowledge and skills:
1. Knowledge of methods of formulating finite element equations. This
will provide students with an insight into the principles at the basis of
the FE elements available in commercial FE software.
2. Knowledge of basic element types. Students will be able to evaluate
the adequacy of different elements in providing accurate and reliable
results.
3. Knowledge of the use of finite element methods for solving problems
in structural and geotechnical engineering applications. Students will
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be exposed to some applications to enable them to gain familiarity

with FE analyses.
4. Knowledge of the use of finite element programming and modeling.
5. Extended knowledge of the application of FE to solve civil
engineering problems.
Notes
1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon
subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.3. At least
one of CIVL3205 and CIVL3612 must be taken.

CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016,
CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs.
For a standard enrolment plan for Project Engineering and
M a n a g e m e n t
( C i v i l )
v i s i t
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(PEM)
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Electrical engineering encompasses electronic, computer systems, telecommunications, control and electrical power engineering. It is concerned
with the way electrical energy is produced and used in homes, in the community and in industry. Electrical engineers design and build the systems
and machines that generate, transmit, measure, control and use electrical energy essential to modern life.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) is a four year degree that has foundations in physics, mathematics, computer science and
basic electrical engineering principles. You will learn core skills in these areas which are developed through the course themes of electrical
circuits, electronics and computer systems, signals and communications, power systems, control, energy systems and management.
The School of Electrical and Information Engineering offers the following Bachelor of Engineering degree specialisations:
Electrical
Electrical (Computer)
Electrical (Power)
Electrical (Telecommunications)
Software, and
Combined degrees with Science, Commerce, Arts, Medical Science, Project Management and Law.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Electrical (Computer), Electrical (Power), Electrical
(Telecommunications) and Software Engineering are required to gain credit for a prescribed number of credit points of core and recommended
units of study. The core units of study are set out in the tables below pertaining to each specialisation. The recommended units of study are as
defined for each specialisation.
Note: Not all recommended units of study shall be available each year.
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Course Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer) has foundations in physics, mathematics, computer science and basic electrical engineering
principles.
You will learn core skills in these areas which are developed through the course themes of electrical circuits, electronics and computer systems,
signals and communications, power systems, control, energy systems and management. In third and fourth years, you will specialise in advanced
computer systems, computer networking, and software engineering. A wide range of computer-oriented electives are also available, including
studies in artificial intelligence and integrated circuit design. Computer-based tutorials are a feature of the course.
Demand for computer engineering graduates is strong and you may pursue a career in embedded microprocessor systems, digital control systems,
image processing, digital signal processing, tracking and surveillance, measurement and sensing, data processing systems, software engineering,
biomedical engineering and power systems.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the
requirements described in the table of core units of study.
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering (Computer), which consist of:
- all level 3, 4 and 5 ELEC units which do not appear in the table of core units; and
- such other units of study as may be so designated by the Head of School.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer)

Candidates for the four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points
including at least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in
whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Computer) in a combined

degree
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Project
Management or Bachelor of Law are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are
required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to
complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points
of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.
Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy such other requirements as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technologies and the second faculty concerned.
Electrical Engineering (Computer) core units of study

First year
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
ELEC1601
ENGG1805
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1003

Semester 2
MATH1905).
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
ELEC2103
Simulation & Numerical Solutions in
Eng
A ELEC1103. Understanding of the fundamental concepts and building blocks of electrical

Semester 2
and electronics circuits and aspects of professional project management, teamwork, and ethics.
N COSC1001, COSC1901
Semester 2
Semester 1
Second year
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Semester 2
ELEC2104
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
Semester 2
and linear algebra.
ELEC2602
MATH2061
Calculus

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE
A (MATH1001 or MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903). Semester 2

MATH1005 or MATH1905 would also be useful
P (PHYS1001 or PHYS1901) and (PHYS1003 or PHYS1902)
N PHYS2203, PHYS2001, PHYS2901, PHYS2011, PHYS2911, PHYS2002, PHYS2902,
PHYS2012, PHYS2912
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the
Internet
N NETS2150
Semester 2
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
Semester 1
ELEC3608
Computer Architecture
A Basic knowledge of digital logic is required.

P ELEC2602
Semester 1
Summer Main
Third year
Semester 2

ELEC3104
Engineering Electromagnetics
A Differential calculus, integral calculus, vector integral calculus; electrical circuit theory and
analysis using lumped elements; fundamental electromagnetic laws and their use in the
calculation of static fields.
Semester 1
ELEC3304
Control
N AMME3500
ELEC3305
signals.
P ELEC2302
ELEC3404
Semester 1
ELEC3702
Management for Engineers
N MECH3661
Semester 2
COMP3520
Operating Systems Internals
P COMP2129
Semester 1
P 24 CP of senior or senior advanced units of study.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Fourth year
ELEC4702

ELEC4710

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of study
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Credit
points
6
Session
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. The Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology units of study may be replaced by equivalent advanced level units of study (if available) subject to
prerequisite conditions being met.
2. Students in the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713, students in the Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.
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(Computer)
All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
(Computer) degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree)
must satisfy the requirements described in the table of core units of
study.Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended
units of study for Electrical Engineering (Computer), which consist
of:- all level 3, 4 and 5 ELEC units which do not appear in the table
of core units; and - such other units of study as may be so designated
by the Head of School.
Requirements for the Bachelor of

Engineering (Electrical) (Computer)
Candidates for the four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical
Engineering (Computer) degree are required to complete a total of
not less than 192 credit points including at least 168 credit points
made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units
of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in
part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.

Engineering (Electrical) (Computer) in a
combined degree
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering
in Electrical Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor of Commerce,
Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Law are required to
complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of
core units and recommended units of study.Candidates in the
combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical
Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of
Arts are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of
units from the table of core units and recommended units of
study.Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of
Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Computer) with the Bachelor
of Medical Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points
of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of
recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001
Concepts in Biology.Candidates in all combined degree courses shall
also satisfy such other requirements as are prescribed in the joint
resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
and the second faculty concerned.
Electrical Engineering (Computer) core

units of study
First year
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

waves.
Textbooks
ELEC1601
Campus:

ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
MATH1001

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Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
PHYS1003
288


quantum physics.
Textbooks
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.
Second year
ELEC1103


Safety issues
ELEC2103
Simulation & Numerical Solutions in Eng
ELEC2602
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour lecture, 3 hours of

laboratory per week Prohibitions: COSC1001, COSC1901 Assumed
knowledge: ELEC1103. Understanding of the fundamental concepts and
building blocks of electrical and electronics circuits and aspects of professional
project management, teamwork, and ethics. Assessment: Through semester

Objectives:
* How to apply the software package Matlab to achieve engineering
solutions
* Critical assessment of various computer numerical techniques
* Professional project management, teamwork, ethics
This unit assumes an understanding of the fundamental concepts and
building blocks of electrical and electronics circuits. As well as covering
the specific topics described in the following paragraphs, it aims to
develop skills in professional project management and teamwork and
promote an understanding of ethics.
Basic features of Matlab. The Matlab desktop. Interactive use with
the command window. Performing arithmetic, using complex numbers
and mathematical functions. Writing script and function m-files. Matrix
manipulations. Control flow. Two dimensional graphics. Application
of Matlab to simple problems from circuit theory, electronics, signals
and systems and control. Investigation of the steady state and transient
behaviour of LCR circuits.
Matlab based numerical solutions applicable to numerical optimization,
ordinary differential equations, and data fitting. Introduction to symbolic
mathematics in Matlab. Applications, including the derivation of network
functions for simple problems in circuit analysis. Introduction to the
use of Simulink for system modelling and simulation.
ELEC2104

ELEC2302
Signals and Systems

MATH2061

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Three 1 hour lectures per
week; one 2 hour computational laboratory per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisites: (PHYS1001 or PHYS1901) and (PHYS1003 or PHYS1902)
Prohibitions: PHYS2203, PHYS2001, PHYS2901, PHYS2011, PHYS2911,
PHYS2002, PHYS2902, PHYS2012, PHYS2912 Assumed knowledge:
(MATH1001 or MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003
or MATH1903). MATH1005 or MATH1905 would also be useful Assessment:
One 3 hour exam, one 1-hour computational test, assignments, computational
lab work (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
This unit of study is designed to build on the knowledge gained in

Junior Physics, to provide Electrical Engineering students with the
knowledge of relevant topics of Physics at the Intermediate level, and
with associated skills. Completion of the unit provides a solid
foundation for further studies in Electrical Engineering and related
engineering areas. The aims of this unit are linked to the generic
attributes required of graduates of the University in knowledge skills,
thinking skills, personal skills and attributes, and practical skills. By
the end of this unit of study, students will be able to describe and apply
concepts in optics, electromagnetism and basic solid state physics
and technology at the Intermediate level. They will be able to use
computational techniques to analyze optics problems. The modules
in this unit of study are: Optics (13 lectures): The wave nature of light,
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optical phenomena and the interaction of light with matter: interference

and diffraction effects; fundamental limits to resolution of optical
instruments; polarisation; dispersion; coherence. These are presented
within the context of several key optical technologies including lasers,
CD/DVD players, optical fibre communication systems, gratings and
Mach Zehnder modulation. Electromagnetic Properties of Matter (12
lectures): Electric and magnetic effects in materials; the combination
of electric and magnetic fields to produce light and other
electromagnetic waves in vacuum and matter. Solid State and Device
Physics (13 lectures): Introduction to quantum mechanics, Fermi-Dirac
statistics, electronic properties of solids (metal, semiconductors &
insulators), doping and the semiconductor PN junction; introduction
to nanotechnology; fabrication technologies, nano-imaging
technologies, nanoelectronics. Computational Physics (10 sessions
of 2 hours each): In a computing laboratory students use Matlab-based
simulation software to conduct virtual experiments in optics, which
illustrate and extend the relevant lectures. Students also gain
experience in the use of computers to solve problems in physics.
Textbooks
Notes published by the School of Physics: - Physics 2EE Computational Physics
Optics Notes - Physics 2EE Electromagnetic Properties of Matter Notes - Physics
2EE Solid State and Device Physics Notes Other relevant texts: see the Unit
of Study outline.
COMP2129



ELEC3608
Computer Architecture
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs lecture per week and
2hrs lectures/labs per week. Prerequisites: ELEC2602 Assumed knowledge:
Basic knowledge of digital logic is required. Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study explores the design of a computer system at the

architectural and digital logic level. Topics covered include instruction
sets, computer arithmetic, performance evaluation, datapath design,
pipelining, memory hierarchies including caches and virtual memory,
I/O devices, and bus-based I/O systems. Students will design a
pipelined reduced instruction set processor.

ELEC3104
hours of tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: Differential calculus, integral
calculus, vector integral calculus; electrical circuit theory and analysis using
lumped elements; fundamental electromagnetic laws and their use in the
calculation of static fields. Assessment: Through semester assessment (30%),
This unit introduces students to the broad spectrum of engineering

electromagnetics and helps students to develop theoretical and
analytical skills in the area of electrical and telecommunications
engineering and develop understanding of the basic electromagnetic
theory underpinning optical communications, wireless communications
and electrical engineering.
Third year
ELEC3304
Control
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the Internet

Campus:

hours tutorials per week. 2 hours of laboratory per fortnight. Prohibitions:
NETS2150 Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam
Students undertaking this unit should be familiar with fundamental

digital technologies and representations such as bit complement and
internal word representation. Students should also have a basic
understanding of the physical properties of communication channels,
techniques and limitations. Furthermore, students should be able to
apply fundamental mathematical skills.
The unit will cover the following specific material: Communication
reference models (TCP/IP and OSI). Circuit switched and packet
switched communication. Network node functions and building blocks.
LAN, MAN, WAN, WLAN technologies. Protocols fundamental
mechanisms. The TCP/IP core protocols (IP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP,
TCP, UDP etc.). Applications and protocols (FTP, Telnet, SMTP,
HTTP etc.), Network Management and Security.
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
290


ELEC3305

hardware.
ELEC3404
Campus:

ELEC3702
of tutorials per week. Prohibitions: MECH3661 Assessment: Through
semester
assessment
(30%).
Final
Exam
(70%).
Campus:
This unit of study aims to develop an understanding of the principles

and practices of industry, to provide an overview of the various issues
facing an industrial organisation, and of the basic approaches to their
management, to understand the changing nature and effects of
globalisation on Australia`s economic performance, the
competitiveness of Australian firms, and the generation of employment
and wealth, to gain an insight into the importance of innovation at all
levels and functions of all organisations, and of the ways of developing
people-skills and organisational styles to promote innovation, to
develop the broader skills required by employers of engineers, and
to understand the objectives and roles appropriate to governments.
The following topics are covered;
Engineers and management, Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics, Managerial decision analysis, Management science

models, Behaviour of people in organisations, Human resource
management, Strategic management, Accounting and management,
Operations management, Marketing
for engineers, Legal environment of business, Industrial relations.
COMP3520
Operating Systems Internals
week Prerequisites: COMP2129 Assessment: Through semester assessment
This unit will provide a comprehensive dicsussion of relevant OS

issues and principles and describe how those principles are put into
practice in real operating systems. The contents include internal
structure of OS; several ways each major aspect (process scheduling,
inter-process communication, memory management, device
management, file systems) can be implemented; the performance
impact of design choices; case studies of common OS (Linux, MS
Windows NT, etc.).
Fourth year
ELEC4702
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Not applicable. Prerequisites: 24
CP of senior or senior advanced units of study. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (100%) Practical field work: 12 weeks Practical Experience is a
compulsor part of the degree. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
delivery: Professional Practice
The Bachelor of Engineering degree requires students to obtain

industrial work experience of twelve weeks (60 working days) duration
towards satisfying the requirements for award of the degree. Students
may undertake their work experience after completion of a minimum
of 24 credit points of Year 3 units of study when they have built up a
sufficient background of engineering. In general, the type of job that
is acceptable for work experience should be in an engineering
environment but not necessarily in the same discipline of the degree
the student is pursuing. The student is required to inform the School
of any work arrangements made by email.
Assessment in this unit is by the submission of a written report of
about 4-6 pages on the industrial experience undertaken. The report
is to describe the overall structure of the company, the areas that the
student became familiar with and their relationship to the firm and,
finally, what the student did. A certificate from the company stating
the period of employment and the type of work you have undertaken
should be attached to your report. The student should inform the
company that a short report on the work experience is to be submitted
to the School.
The report is to be submitted to the School electronically (see details
o n
t h e
c o u r s e
w e b s i t e
http://www.eelab.usyd.edu.au/eLearning/elec4702.html). There is no
deadline for submission of the report but it is a good practice to submit
it in the first two weeks after the new semester started.

of units.
required.
ELEC4710
Semester 2.
291

literacy.
A.
detailed Treatise.
ELEC4711
Semester 1.

literacy.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

literacy.
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Supervision

292

literacy.
Notes
1. The Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology units of
study may be replaced by equivalent advanced level units of study (if
available) subject to prerequisite conditions being met.2. Students in
the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713, students
in the Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical(Computer) Engineering
v
i
s
i
t
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)(Comp)
Course Overview
Electrical engineering encompasses electronic, computer systems, telecommunications, control and electrical power engineering. It is concerned
with the way electrical energy is produced and used in homes, in the community and in industry. Electrical engineers design and build the systems
and machines that generate, transmit, measure, control and use electrical energy essential to modern life.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) is a four year degree that has foundations in physics, mathematics, computer science and
basic electrical engineering principles. You will learn core skills in these areas which are developed through the course themes of electrical
circuits, electronics and computer systems, signals and communications, power systems, control, energy systems and management.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)
293
294
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the requirements
described in the table of core units of study.
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering, which consist of:
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points including at
least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in a combined degree

Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Project Management
or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to
complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at
least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended
units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.
Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy such other requirements for the combined course as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the second faculty concerned.

First year
ELEC1601
Semester 2
ENGG1805
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
PHYS1003

Semester 2
MATH1905).
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
ELEC2103
Eng

Semester 2
ELEC2104
Semester 1
Second year
Semester 2
295
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
Semester 2
and linear algebra.
ELEC2602
MATH2061
Calculus

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

PHYS2012, PHYS2912
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
Summer Main
Semester 1
Third year
ELEC3104
Semester 1
ELEC3203
Electricity Networks
A Knowledge: 1. Differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, analysis of linear

circuits. 2. Fourier theory applied to periodic and non-periodic signals. 3. Software such as
MATLAB to perform signal analysis and filter design. 4. Familiarity with the use of basic
laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc. 5. Basic
electric circuit theory and analysis
P ELEC2104.
Semester 1
ELEC3206
Electrical Energy Conversion
Systems
A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with circuit
Semester 2
theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and electric circuits such as
three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use of basic laboratory equipment such as
oscilloscope and power supply.
ELEC3304
Control
N AMME3500
ELEC3305
signals.
P ELEC2302
ELEC3404
ELEC3505
Communications
A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems Semester 1

such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar
techniques.
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
Semester 1
ELEC3702
N MECH3661
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Fourth year
ELEC4702

ELEC4710

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
296
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Credit
points
6
Session
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)
297
Unit of Study Table
298

degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy
the requirements described in the table of core units of
units of study for Electrical Engineering, which consist of:- all level 3,
4 and 5 ELEC units which do not appear in the table of core units;
and- such other units of study as may be so designated by the Head
of School.

Engineering (Electrical)
Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical
Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than
192 credit points including at least 168 credit points made up of units
from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The
additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in part, of free
elective units of study approved by the Head of School.

Engineering (Electrical) in a combined
degree
in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor
of Project Management or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete
at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units
and recommended units of study.Candidates in the combined degree
course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to complete at
least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units
course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the
Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at least 156
credit points made up of units from the table of core units and
recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12
credit points of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A
and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.Candidates in all combined degree
courses shall also satisfy such other requirements for the combined
course as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of
Engineering and Information Technologies and the second faculty
concerned.

First year
ELEC1601
Campus:


ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
299
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

waves.
Textbooks
PHYS1003

300

quantum physics.
Textbooks
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.
Second year
ELEC1103


Safety issues

ELEC2103
ELEC2602


Objectives:
solutions
ELEC2104

ELEC2302
Signals and Systems

MATH2061

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

301

Textbooks
of Study outline.
COMP2129

Third year
ELEC3104

ELEC3203
of lab and 1 hour tutorial per week. Prerequisites: ELEC2104. Assumed
knowledge: Knowledge: 1. Differential equations, linear algebra, complex
variables, analysis of linear circuits. 2. Fourier theory applied to periodic and
non-periodic signals. 3. Software such as MATLAB to perform signal analysis
and filter design. 4. Familiarity with the use of basic laboratory equipment such
as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc. 5. Basic electric circuit
theory and analysis Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final
302
This unit of study provides an introduction to electrical power

engineering and lays the groundwork for more specialised units. It
assumes a competence in first year mathematics (in particular, the
ability to work with complex numbers), in elementary circuit theory
and in elements of introductory physics. A revision will be carried out
of the use of phasors in steady state ac circuit analysis and of power
factor and complex power. The unit comprises an overview of modern
electric power system with particular emphasis on generation and
transmission. The following specific topics are covered. The use of
three phase systems and their analysis under balanced conditions.
Transmission lines: calculation of parameters, modelling, analysis.
Transformers: construction, equivalent circuits. Generators:
construction, modelling for steady state operation. The use of per unit
system. The analysis of systems with a number of voltage levels. The
load flow problem: bus and impedance matrices, solution methods.
Power system transient stability. The control of active and reactive
power. Electricity markets, market structures and economic dispatch.
Types of electricity grids, radial, mesh, networks. Distribution systems
and smart grids.
ELEC3206
Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
2 hours tutorial per fortnight and 3 hours lab per fortnight. Assumed knowledge:
Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity
with circuit theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and
electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use
of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope and power supply.
This unit of study aims to give students a good understanding of

electrical energy conversion techniques and equipment.
Students who successfully complete this unit will 1) have a broad view
of electrical energy conversion systems including transformers, DC
machines, induction machines and synchronous machines; 2) be able
to analyze and solve problems in transformers and electric machines;
3) have gained confidence in their ability to undertake more advanced
study in the power area. The following specific topics are covered:
magnetic circuits, inductance, sinusoidal excitation, hysteresis and
eddy current loss, permanent magnets, electromechanical energy
conversion, singly-excited and doubly-excited systems, transformers,
single-phase, equivalent circuit parameters, three-phase transformers,
autotransformers, DC machines, separate excitation, shunt excitation,
series excitation, and compound excitation, efficiency, armature
reaction, induction machines, revolving field, equivalent circuit, squirrel
cage machines, measurements of the parameters, DC resistance test,
no-load test, blocked-rotor test, synchronous machines, field
relationships, power-angle relationships, salient pole machines.
ELEC3304
Control
Campus:


ELEC3305

hardware.
ELEC3404
Campus:

ELEC3505
Communications
and 3 hours lab and 3hrs tutorial per fortnight. Assumed knowledge: Confidence
in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications
problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory,
convolution, and similar techniques. Assessment: Through semester
This is an intermediate unit of study in telecommunications following

on the general concepts studied in earlier units such as Signal and
Systems and leading on to more advanced units such as Digital
Communication Systems. Student will learn how to critically design
and evaluate digital communication systems including the elements
of a digital transmission system, understand the limitations of
communications channels, different analog and digital modulation

schemes and reasons to use digital techniques instead of analog, and
the effect of noise and interference in performance of the digital
communication systems. On completion of this unit, studentss will
have sufficient knowledge of the physical channel of a
telecommunications network to approach the study of higher layers
of the network stack.
The following topics are covered. Introduction to communications
systems, random signals and stochastic process, components, signals
and channels, sampling, quantization, pulse amplitude modulation
(PAM), pulse code modulation (PCM), quantization noise, time division
multiplexing, delta modulation. Digital communications: baseband
signals, digital PAM, eye diagram, equalization, correlative coding,
error probabilities in baseband digital transmission, bandpass
transmission, digital amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift
keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK) and quadrature shift keying
(QPSK), error probabilities in bandpass digital transmission, a case
study of digital communication systems. Introduction to information
theory: fundamental limits in communications, channel capacity and
channel coding, signal compression.
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems

ELEC3702
semester
assessment
(30%).
Final
Exam
(70%).
Campus:

Fourth year
ELEC4702
303

ELEC4711

to the School.
o n
t h e
c o u r s e
w e b s i t e

Semester 1.

of units.
required.
ELEC4710
Semester 2.

literacy.
A.
detailed Treatise.
304

literacy.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

literacy.
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Supervision

literacy.
Notes
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical Engineering visit
cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Power) has been designed in consultation with key industrial partners, and is complemented with
real-world project work. The projects offered include the protection of industrial and power plants, as well as transmission and distribution networks.
You will complete foundation study in physics, mathematics, computer science and basic electrical engineering principles. Your further study will
be completed in the areas of electrical circuits, electronics and computer systems, signals and communications, power systems, control, energy
systems and management.
Power engineers plan, design, construct, operate and maintain power systems and equipment. This is the infrastructure that generates, transports
and distributes electricity, the heartbeat of modern society. As an electrical engineering graduate with a specialisation in power, you may pursue
a career with major corporations and government departments involved with providing and using electrical power, or conduct research on
developing alternative power sources such as solar and wind energy.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Power), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical(Power) Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)(Power)
305
306
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Power) degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the requirements
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering (Power), which consist of:
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Power)

Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Power) degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points
including at least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in
whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Power) in a combined degree

Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Power) with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Project Management or
Bachelor of Law are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Power) with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to complete
at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Electrical (Power) with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at least 156 credit
points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended units with
CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.
Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy such other requirements as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
Electrical Engineering (Power) core units of study

First year
ELEC1601
Semester 2
ENGG1805
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
PHYS1003

Semester 2
MATH1905).
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
ELEC2103
Eng

Semester 2
ELEC2104
Semester 1
Second year
Semester 2
307
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
Semester 2
and linear algebra.
ELEC2602
MATH2061
Calculus

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

PHYS2012, PHYS2912
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
ELEC3203
A Knowledge: 1. Differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, analysis of linear

circuits. 2. Fourier theory applied to periodic and non-periodic signals. 3. Software such as
MATLAB to perform signal analysis and filter design. 4. Familiarity with the use of basic
laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc. 5. Basic
electric circuit theory and analysis
P ELEC2104.
Semester 1
ELEC3204
P ELEC2104
N ELEC3202
ELEC3206
Electrical Energy Conversion
Systems
A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with circuit
Semester 2
theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and electric circuits such as
three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use of basic laboratory equipment such as
oscilloscope and power supply.
ELEC3304
Control
N AMME3500
Semester 1
Summer Main
Third year
Fourth year
ELEC4702
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC5204
Power Systems Analysis and
Protection
A The unit assumes basic knowledge of circuits, familiarity with basic mathematics, competence Semester 1
with basic circuit theory and an understanding of three phase systems, transformers,
transmission lines and associated modeling and operation of such equipment.
ELEC5205
High Voltage Engineering
P ELEC3203. The following previous knowledge is assumed for this unit. Circuit analysis
techniques, electricity networks, power system fundamentals
Semester 2

ELEC4710

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical(Power) Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)(Power)
308

(Power)
(Power) degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must
satisfy the requirements described in the table of core units of
units of study for Electrical Engineering (Power), which consist of: all level 3, 4 and 5 ELEC units which do not appear in the table of
core units; and - such other units of study as may be so designated
by the Head of School.

Engineering (Electrical) (Power)
Engineering (Power) degree are required to complete a total of not
less than 192 credit points including at least 168 credit points made
up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of
study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in part,
of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.

Engineering (Electrical) (Power) in a
combined degree
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Electrical
Engineering (Power) with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of
Project Management or Bachelor of Law are required to complete at
least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units
course of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Power) with the Bachelor
of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to complete at least 156
credit points made up of units from the table of core units and
recommended units of study.Candidates in the combined degree
course of Bachelor of Electrical (Power) with the Bachelor of Medical
Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up
of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study,
but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended
units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in
Biology.Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy
such other requirements as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of
the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the
second faculty concerned.
Electrical Engineering (Power) core units

of study
First year
ELEC1601
Campus:


ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

309
Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

waves.
Textbooks
PHYS1003
310


quantum physics.
Textbooks
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.
Second year
ELEC1103


Safety issues
ELEC2103
ELEC2602


Objectives:
solutions
ELEC2104

ELEC2302
Signals and Systems

MATH2061

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

311

Textbooks
of Study outline.
COMP2129

Third year
ELEC3203
of lab and 1 hour tutorial per week. Prerequisites: ELEC2104. Assumed
knowledge: Knowledge: 1. Differential equations, linear algebra, complex
variables, analysis of linear circuits. 2. Fourier theory applied to periodic and
non-periodic signals. 3. Software such as MATLAB to perform signal analysis
and filter design. 4. Familiarity with the use of basic laboratory equipment such
as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc. 5. Basic electric circuit
theory and analysis Assessment: Through semester assessment (45%), Final
This unit of study provides an introduction to electrical power

engineering and lays the groundwork for more specialised units. It
assumes a competence in first year mathematics (in particular, the
ability to work with complex numbers), in elementary circuit theory
and in elements of introductory physics. A revision will be carried out
of the use of phasors in steady state ac circuit analysis and of power
factor and complex power. The unit comprises an overview of modern
electric power system with particular emphasis on generation and
transmission. The following specific topics are covered. The use of
three phase systems and their analysis under balanced conditions.
Transmission lines: calculation of parameters, modelling, analysis.
Transformers: construction, equivalent circuits. Generators:
construction, modelling for steady state operation. The use of per unit
system. The analysis of systems with a number of voltage levels. The
load flow problem: bus and impedance matrices, solution methods.
312
Power system transient stability. The control of active and reactive

power. Electricity markets, market structures and economic dispatch.
Types of electricity grids, radial, mesh, networks. Distribution systems
and smart grids.
ELEC3204
semester
assessment
(45%),
Final
Exam(55%).
Campus:

ELEC3206
Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
2 hours tutorial per fortnight and 3 hours lab per fortnight. Assumed knowledge:
Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity
with circuit theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and
electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use
of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope and power supply.
This unit of study aims to give students a good understanding of

electrical energy conversion techniques and equipment.
Students who successfully complete this unit will 1) have a broad view
of electrical energy conversion systems including transformers, DC
machines, induction machines and synchronous machines; 2) be able
to analyze and solve problems in transformers and electric machines;
3) have gained confidence in their ability to undertake more advanced
study in the power area. The following specific topics are covered:
magnetic circuits, inductance, sinusoidal excitation, hysteresis and
eddy current loss, permanent magnets, electromechanical energy
conversion, singly-excited and doubly-excited systems, transformers,
single-phase, equivalent circuit parameters, three-phase transformers,
autotransformers, DC machines, separate excitation, shunt excitation,
series excitation, and compound excitation, efficiency, armature
reaction, induction machines, revolving field, equivalent circuit, squirrel
cage machines, measurements of the parameters, DC resistance test,
no-load test, blocked-rotor test, synchronous machines, field
relationships, power-angle relationships, salient pole machines.
ELEC3304
Control
Campus:

Fourth year
ELEC4702

to the School.
o n
t h e
c o u r s e
w e b s i t e
ELEC5204
Power Systems Analysis and Protection
hour tutorial per week, 2 hours laboratory per week. Assumed knowledge:
The unit assumes basic knowledge of circuits, familiarity with basic mathematics,
competence with basic circuit theory and an understanding of three phase
systems, transformers, transmission lines and associated modeling and operation
of such equipment. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final
This unit provides the basis for the analysis of electricity grids using
symmetrical components theory. Such analysis theory is the basis for
the understanding of electrical faults and the design of protection

strategies to safeguard the electrical equipment, and maintain safety
of the plant at the highest possible level.
The following specific topics are covered: The types and causes of
power system faults; balanced faults and short circuit levels; an
introduction to fault current transients in machines; symmetric
components, sequence impedances and networks; the analysis of
unsymmetrical faults. Review of the impact of faults on power system
behaviour; issues affecting protection scheme characteristics and
clearance times; the security and reliability of protection schemes; the
need for protection redundancy and its implementation as local or
remote backup; zones of protection and the need for zones to overlap;
the analysis and application of over-current and distance relay
protection schemes with particular reference to the protection of
transmission lines.
ELEC5205
High Voltage Engineering
tutorial/lab per week. Prerequisites: ELEC3203. The following previous
knowledge is assumed for this unit. Circuit analysis techniques, electricity
networks, power system fundamentals Assessment: Through semester
The unit provides advanced knowledge associated with high voltage

engineering methods, techniques and equipment. It is divided into
two sections. The first section presents fundamentals of the failure
mechanisms of solid, liquid and gaseous insulation at high voltages.
It also discusses consequent design principles for high-voltage
equipment; of the generation of high direct, alternating and impulse
voltages for testing high-voltage equipment; and of methods for
monitoring and assessing the condition of high-voltage equipment
such as dissolved gas analysis for oil-filled transformers and partial
discharge in cables. The second section presents in detail all the
high-voltage equipment and in particular underground cables,
overhead transmission lines, transformers, bushings and switchgear.
It finally offers asset management solutions for modern transmission
and distribution electricity networks.

of units.
required.
ELEC4710
Semester 2.

literacy.
313

A.
detailed Treatise.
ELEC4711
Semester 1.

literacy.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

literacy.
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Supervision

literacy.
Notes
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical(Power) Engineering visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)(Power)
314
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) will prepare you for a role as a senior software engineer, development manager, applications
programmer, analyst, consultant or software innovator.You will learn about all aspects of software production, from strategy and design to coding,
quality and management.
Software engineers design and develop computer games, business applications, operating systems and network control systems. They must be
experts in the theory of computing systems, the structure of software, and the nature and limitations of hardware to ensure that the underlying
systems will work properly. The tasks performed by software engineers evolve quickly, reflecting changes in technology and new areas of
specialisation, as well as the changing practices of employers and industry.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
For a standard enrolment plan for Software Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Soft)
315
316
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Software Engineering (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the requirements
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Software Engineering, which consist of:
- all level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 EIE and SIT units which do not appear in the table of core units;
- the units of study listed in the table of additional recommended units of study; and
Requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering)

Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points including at
least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective
units from level 1, and 2. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.
Requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) in a combined

degree
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Project Management
or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more
than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to
complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended
elective units from level 1, and 2.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at
least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective
units from level 1, and 2, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.

First year
ELEC1601
Semester 2
ENGG1805
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
INFO1103
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1
INFO2315
Introduction to IT Security
A In order to enter this unit, students should have at least one semester of tertiary study of IT. Semester 2
In particular, we assume familiarity with the value of information, and with the varied uses of
IT in business and personal activities. We also assume an introductory level of skill in using a
computer (for example, creating and moving files and folders, downloading and installing files,
etc). The assumed background would be achieved by completing INFO1003 Foundations of
IT. We also assume previous instruction in verbal presentations and teamwork.
MATH2069
Discrete Mathematics and Graph
Theory
P 6 credit points of Junior level Mathematics

N MATH2969
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Second year
Semester 1
317
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
COMP2007
A MATH1004
Semester 2
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
Semester 1
Summer Main

MATH2061
Calculus

ELEC2602

ELEC2103
Eng

Semester 2
ELEC2104
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
Semester 2
and linear algebra.
PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

PHYS2012, PHYS2912
COMP3615

N INFO3600
Semester 2
ELEC3609
Internet Software Platforms
P INFO1103, INFO2110, (INFO2120 or INFO2820)

N EBUS4001
Semester 2
INFO3220
Semester 1
INFO3315
Semester 2
INFO3402
Management of IT Projects and
Systems
A INFO2110 or INFO2810 or INFO2900
A Programming competence in java or similar OO language. Capacity to master novel

Semester 1
technologies (especially to program against novel APIs) using manuals, tutorial examples, etc.
Semester 2
Third year
Semester 1
Fourth year
COMP5348
Enterprise Scale Software
Architecture
ELEC4702
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC5618
Software Quality Engineering
A You are capable of writing programs with multiple functions or methods in multiple files. You Semester 1
are capable of design complex data structures and combine them in non trivial algorithms.
You know how to use an integrated development environment.You are familiar and have
worked previously with software version control systems. You know how to distribute the
workload derived from the unit of study effectively throughoug the week and make sure that
time is truly productive.
ELEC5619
Object Oriented Application
Frameworks
A Java programming, and some web development experience are essential. Databases strongly Semester 2
recommended

ELEC4710

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
318
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Notes
2. Students in the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713 or the alternative IT Research units INFO4991 & INFO4992, students in the Pass
Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.
For a standard enrolment plan for Software Engineering visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Soft)
319
Unit of Study Table
320
Bachelor of Engineering (Software

Engineering)
All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Software
Engineering (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must
satisfy the requirements described in the table of core units of
units of study for Software Engineering, which consist of:- all level 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 EIE and SIT units which do not appear in the table of
core units;- the units of study listed in the table of additional
recommended units of study; and - such other units of study as may
be so designated by the Head of School.
Requirements of the Bachelor of

Engineering (Software Engineering)
Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Software
Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than
192 credit points including at least 168 credit points made up of units
from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no
more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level
1, and 2. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in

Engineering (Software Engineering) in a
combined degree
in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of
Project Management or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete
at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units
and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points
of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2.Candidates in the
combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software
Engineering with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are
required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from
the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more
than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and
2.Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of
Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Medical
Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up
of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study
with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units
from level 1, and 2, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points
of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001
also satisfy such other requirements for the combined course as are
prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and

ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
MATH1001

Textbooks
First year
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
ELEC1601

Campus:

Campus:

321

Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
322
Mode
of
delivery:
Normal
complexity.
Second year
INFO2110

INFO2120
Database Systems 1
Campus:

INFO2315
Introduction to IT Security
week Assumed knowledge: In order to enter this unit, students should have
at least one semester of tertiary study of IT. In particular, we assume familiarity
with the value of information, and with the varied uses of IT in business and
personal activities. We also assume an introductory level of skill in using a
computer (for example, creating and moving files and folders, downloading and
installing files, etc). The assumed background would be achieved by completing
INFO1003 Foundations of IT. We also assume previous instruction in verbal
presentations and teamwork. Assessment: Through semester assessment
(40%), Final Exam (60%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:

This unit provides a broad introduction to the field of IT security. We

examine secure and insecure programs, secure and insecure
information, secure and insecure computers, and secure and insecure
network infrastructure. Key content includes the main threats to
security; how to analyse risks; the role in reducing risk that can be
played by technical tools (such as encryption, signatures, access
control, firewalls, etc); the limitations of technical defences; and the
simple process and behavioural changes that can reduce risk.
MATH2069
Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory
hour tutorial and one 1 hour practice class per week. Prerequisites: 6 credit
points of Junior level Mathematics Prohibitions: MATH2969 Assessment:
One 2 hour exam, assignments, quizzes (100%)
Campus:
This unit introduces students to several related areas of discrete

mathematics, which serve their interests for further study in pure and
applied mathematics, computer science and engineering. Topics to
be covered in the first part of the unit include recursion and induction,
generating functions and recurrences, combinatorics. Topics covered
in the second part of the unit include Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs,
the theory of trees (used in the study of data structures), planar graphs,
the study of chromatic polynomials (important in scheduling problems).
COMP2007

problem and
COMP2129


MATH2061

ELEC2602

ELEC2103
Objectives:
solutions
ELEC2104
323



Textbooks
of Study outline.
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

324
Third year
COMP3615

of their project.
ELEC3609
tutorials per week Prerequisites: INFO1103, INFO2110, (INFO2120 or
INFO2820) Prohibitions: EBUS4001 Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study will focus on the design, the architecture and the
development of web applications using technologies currently popular
in the marketplace including Java and .NET environments. There are
three key themes examined in the unit: Presentation layer, Persistence
layer, and Interoperability. The unit will examine practical technologies
such as JSP and Servlets, the model-view-controller (MVC)
architecture, database programming with ADO.NET and JDBC,
advanced persistence using ORM, XML for interoperability, and
XML-based SOAP services and Ajax, in support of the theoretical
themes identified.
On completion the students should be able to:
- Compare Java/J2EE web application development with Microsoft
.NET web application development.
- Exposure to relevant developer tools (e.g. Eclipse and VS.NET)
- Be able to develop a real application on one of those environments.
- Use XML to implement simple web services and AJAX applications.
INFO3220
Campus:

INFO3315
week Assumed knowledge: Background in programming and operating
systems that is sufficient for the student to independently learn new programming
tools from standard online technical materials. Ability to conduct a literature
search. Ability to write reports of work done. Assessment: Through semester
assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
This is a course in HCI, Human Computer Interaction, with a focus

on web-based Computing. It introduces the key aspects of HCI and
web-based system design.
INFO3402
Management of IT Projects and Systems
week. Assumed knowledge: INFO2110 or INFO2810 or INFO2900
This course introduces the basic processes and techniques for

managing IT projects, systems and services, throughout the IT
lifecycle. It addresses both the technical and behavioural aspects of
IT management at the enterprise level. Major topics include: IT
planning, project planning, tracking, resource estimation, team
management, software testing, service level agreements, change and
problem management, cost effectiveness and quality assurance.
Fourth year
COMP5348
Enterprise Scale Software Architecture
week Assumed knowledge: Programming competence in java or similar OO
language. Capacity to master novel technologies (especially to program against
novel APIs) using manuals, tutorial examples, etc. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit covers topics on software architecture for large-scale

enterprises. Computer systems for large-scale enterprises handle
critical business processes, interact with computer systems of other
organisations, and have to be highly reliable, available and scalable.
This class of systems are built up from several application components,
incorporating existing "legacy" code and data stores as well as linking
these through middleware technologies, such as distributed transaction
processing, remote objects, message-queuing, publish-subscribe,
and clustering. The choice of middleware can decide whether the
system achieves essential non- functional requirements such as
performance and availability. The objective of this unit of study is to
educate students for their later professional career and it covers
Software Architecture topics of the ACM/IEEE Software Engineering
curriculum. Objective: The objective of this unit of study is to educate
students for their later professional career and it covers topics of the
ACM/IEEE Software Engineering curriculum.
ELEC4702


to the School.
o n
t h e
c o u r s e
w e b s i t e
ELEC5618
tutorials per week. Assumed knowledge: You are capable of writing programs
with multiple functions or methods in multiple files. You are capable of design
complex data structures and combine them in non trivial algorithms. You know
how to use an integrated development environment.You are familiar and have
worked previously with software version control systems. You know how to
distribute the workload derived from the unit of study effectively throughoug the
week and make sure that time is truly productive. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit will cover software quality planning, validation and verification
methods and techniques, risk analysis, software review techniques,
software standards and software process improvement and software
reliability. The unit covers testing and quality assurance from a unit
testing/developer-based focus up to an overall quality process
overview of the software development life cycle. Students who
successfully complete this unit will: understand the fundamental
concepts of software quality, be able to assess the quality of a software
design, be acquainted with methods of building for quality and be able
to verify and test a unit of code through familiarity with unit testing
strategies and understanding software quality assurance as a rigorous
and structured formal process.
ELEC5619
Object Oriented Application Frameworks
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3 hours project work in class
per week. Assumed knowledge: Java programming, and some web
development experience are essential. Databases strongly recommended
Campus:
This unit aims to introduce students to the main issues involved in

producing large Internet systems by using and building application
frameworks. Frameworks allow great reuse so developers do not have
to design and implement applications from scratch, as students have
done in ELEC3610 The unit lays down the basic concepts and hands
on experience on the design and development of enterprise systems,
emphasizing the development of systems using design patterns and
application frameworks. A project-based approach will introduce the
problems often found when building such systems, and will require
students to take control of their learning. A project-based approach
will introduce the problems often found when building such systems,
and will require students to take control of their learning. Several
development Java frameworks will be used, including Spring,
Hibernate, and others. Principles of design patterns will also be
studied.

of units.
required.
325
ELEC4710
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Semester 2.
Supervision

literacy.
A.
detailed Treatise.

literacy.
ELEC4711
Semester 1.

literacy.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

literacy.
326
Notes
the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713 or the
alternative IT Research units INFO4991 & INFO4992, students in the
Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.
For a standard enrolment plan for Software Engineering visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Soft)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications)
Course Overview
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications) you will learn about the design, planning, commissioning and monitoring of
complex telecommunications networks and broadcasting equipment.
The discipline of telecommunications engineering is concerned with all aspects of theory and application for a broad range of systems such as
telephone and data networks, radio and television broadcasting, satellite and deep space applications. It is also connected to digital communications,
microwaves and antennas, optical communications, the design and manufacture of lasers and optical fibres, signal and information processing
and satellite mobile communications.
Todays telecommunications engineer can expect to deal with a wide range of exciting modern technologies, including mobile and wireless
communications, fixed and mobile internet, mobile social networking and data transmissions.
Our telecommunications engineering degree will give you a thorough grounding in information and communications technology (ICT), which is
at the heart of operations in many industries, including banking and finance, power generation, TV broadcasting, telecommunications and
equipment development.
Course Requirements
To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit
points, comprising:
1.
2.
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
E l e c t r i c a l ( Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s )
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)(Telecom)
Engineering
visit
327
328
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy
the requirements described in the table of core units of study.
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications), which consist of:
Requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications)

Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192
credit points including at least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The additional 24 credit points may
consist, in whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications) in a combined degree

Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor
of Project Management or Bachelor of Law are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended
units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor
of Arts are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to
complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points
of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) core units of study

First year
ELEC1601
Semester 2
ENGG1805
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
A HSC Physics
Semester 1
MATH1902)
PHYS1003

Semester 2
MATH1905).
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
ELEC2103
Eng

Semester 2
Semester 1
Second year
329
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Semester 2
ELEC2104
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
Semester 2
and linear algebra.
ELEC2602
MATH2061
Calculus

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

PHYS2012, PHYS2912
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
ELEC3305
signals.
P ELEC2302
ELEC3405
Communications Electronics and
Photonics
A ELEC2104. A background in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed.
ELEC3505
Communications
A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems Semester 1

such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar
techniques.
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the
Internet
N NETS2150
Semester 1
Summer Main
Semester 1
Third year
Semester 2
Semester 2

ELEC3104
Semester 1
ELEC3304
Control
N AMME3500
ELEC3404
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
Semester 1
ELEC3702
N MECH3661
Semester 2
A ELEC3505 Communications
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Fourth year
ELEC4505
Digital Communication Systems
ELEC4702

ELEC4710

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
P ELEC4710
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

Semester 1
Semester 2
330
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Credit
points
6
Session
P ELEC4712
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
prerequisite conditions being met
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
E l e c t r i c a l ( Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s )
Engineering
visit
331
Unit of Study Table
332

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical
Engineering (Telecommunications) (including those enrolled in a
combined degree) must satisfy the requirements described in the table
of core units of study.Candidates will also need to choose a number
of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering
(Telecommunications), which consist of:- all level 3, 4 and 5 ELEC
units which do not appear in the table of core units; and- such other
units of study as may be so designated by the Head of School.

Engineering (Electrical)
Engineering (Telecommunications) degree are required to complete
a total of not less than 192 credit points including at least 168 credit
points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended
units of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole
or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of
School.

(Telecommunications) in a combined
degree
in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of
Commerce, Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Law are
required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from
the table of core units and recommended units of study.Candidates
in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical
Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of Science or
Bachelor of Arts are required to complete at least 156 credit points
of study.Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) with the Bachelor of
Medical Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points
of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of
recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001
also satisfy such other requirements for the combined course as are
prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and
(Telecommunications) core units of study
First year
ELEC1601
Campus:

ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

333

Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)

waves.
Textbooks
PHYS1003
334


quantum physics.
Textbooks
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.
Second year
ELEC1103


Safety issues

ELEC2103
ELEC2602


Objectives:
solutions
ELEC2104

ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
MATH2061

PHYS2213
Physics 2EE

335

Textbooks
of Study outline.
COMP2129

Third year
ELEC3305

336

hardware.
ELEC3405
Communications Electronics and Photonics
hours lab/tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC2104. A background
in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit of study provides an introduction to the fundamental operation

and design of transmitter and receiver subsystems for two broad
classes of communications systems: those based on electronic
transmission and those based on optical transmission.
In the area of electronic communication subsystems, the course
presents transmitter and receiver design. Topics relating to the
transmitter comprise electronic oscillator sources, tuned electronic
amplifiers, and modulators. Topics relating to receiver design comprise
RF and IF frequency selective amplifiers, mixers, demodulators,
phase-lock loops, feedback amplifiers, and high frequency RF and
microwave communication amplifiers. In the area of optical
communication subsystems, the course presents photonic transmitters
and receivers. On the transmitter side this focuses on the principles
of light generation in optical sources such as semiconductor lasers
and light emitting diodes, electro-optic modulation of light, and optical
amplifiers. On the receiver side, photodetectors, optical receivers,
and front-end circuits are discussed. The principles and design of
these subsystems are considered with reference to a basic
optoelectronic communication link.
ELEC3505
Communications
and 3 hours lab and 3hrs tutorial per fortnight. Assumed knowledge: Confidence
in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications
problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory,
convolution, and similar techniques. Assessment: Through semester
This is an intermediate unit of study in telecommunications following

on the general concepts studied in earlier units such as Signal and
Systems and leading on to more advanced units such as Digital
Communication Systems. Student will learn how to critically design
and evaluate digital communication systems including the elements
of a digital transmission system, understand the limitations of
communications channels, different analog and digital modulation
schemes and reasons to use digital techniques instead of analog, and
the effect of noise and interference in performance of the digital
communication systems. On completion of this unit, studentss will
have sufficient knowledge of the physical channel of a
telecommunications network to approach the study of higher layers
of the network stack.
The following topics are covered. Introduction to communications
systems, random signals and stochastic process, components, signals
and channels, sampling, quantization, pulse amplitude modulation
(PAM), pulse code modulation (PCM), quantization noise, time division
multiplexing, delta modulation. Digital communications: baseband
signals, digital PAM, eye diagram, equalization, correlative coding,
error probabilities in baseband digital transmission, bandpass
transmission, digital amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift
keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK) and quadrature shift keying
(QPSK), error probabilities in bandpass digital transmission, a case
study of digital communication systems. Introduction to information
theory: fundamental limits in communications, channel capacity and
channel coding, signal compression.
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the Internet
ELEC3404

hours tutorials per week. 2 hours of laboratory per fortnight. Prohibitions:
NETS2150 Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam

Campus:
Students undertaking this unit should be familiar with fundamental

digital technologies and representations such as bit complement and
internal word representation. Students should also have a basic
understanding of the physical properties of communication channels,
techniques and limitations. Furthermore, students should be able to
apply fundamental mathematical skills.
The unit will cover the following specific material: Communication
reference models (TCP/IP and OSI). Circuit switched and packet
switched communication. Network node functions and building blocks.
LAN, MAN, WAN, WLAN technologies. Protocols fundamental
mechanisms. The TCP/IP core protocols (IP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP,
TCP, UDP etc.). Applications and protocols (FTP, Telnet, SMTP,
HTTP etc.), Network Management and Security.


ELEC3104

ELEC3304
Control
Campus:

ELEC3607
Embedded Systems

ELEC3702
semester
assessment
(30%).
Final
Exam
(70%).
Campus:

Fourth year
ELEC4505
Digital Communication Systems
hours lab/tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: ELEC3505 Communications
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The lecture starts with an overview of major components of a digital

communication system and current technology. Then the following
knowledge will be covered: efficient coding/representation of
information source, channel coding of information to combat noise
and interference, optimal received design, principles of incoherent
systems, error probability calculations, solutions to problems caused
by transmitting a signal through a bandlimited channel and caused
by multipath, and spread spectrum systems. The lecture concludes
with a discussion of future directions of digital communication systems.
ELEC4702

to the School.
o n
t h e
c o u r s e
w e b s i t e

of units.
required.
ELEC4710
Semester 2.

literacy.
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A.
detailed Treatise.
ELEC4711
Semester 1.

literacy.
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A

literacy.
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
Supervision

literacy.
Notes
available) subject to prerequisite conditions being met2. Students in
For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical(Telecommunications)
E n g i n e e r i n g
v i s i t
Computers and technology permeate all aspects of business and

social life. They are central to solving many of the big challenges
facing society and are capable of affecting the lives of millions of
people worldwide in a positive way. Professionals and researchers in
these areas find innovative solutions, build scalable infrastructure,
develop new products, manage data, improve efficiencies and facilitate
communication. With a computational perspective on problem solving,
designing systems and understanding human behaviour, they can
apply these ideas and techniques to a number of disciplines including
business, engineering, natural and social sciences and the humanities.
Our degree programs in computer science and technology prepare
you to operate as a professional at the cutting edge of information
technology. With a combination of teaching and practical experience,
you will be able to create, manage or administer applications, websites
and systems for new and established organisations across any industry
or, depending on your level of study, move into management roles.
At the undergraduate level, the School of Information Technologies
offers the following programs.
Degrees
Honours
The School of IT offers three different honours degrees:
1.
2.
3.
After completing the requirements for a BCST or a pass degree

from the Faculty of Science or a degree equivalent to the BCST
from another institution, students can apply for enrolment in the
honours degree (normal duration 1 year), and upon successful
completion they will be awarded a BCST(Honours).
After completing the requirements for a BCST(Adv) or a BSc(Adv)
degree from the Faculty of Science or a degree equivalent to the
BCST(Adv) from another institution, students can apply for
enrolment in the honours degree (normal duration 1 year), and
upon successful completion they will be awarded a
BCST(Adv)(Honours).
In their fourth year (after completing 144 credit points and the
requirements of the first three years of study) students enrolled
in the BIT degree, can either pursue the coursework option or
the honours option. A successful completion of the honours option
will result in an award of a BIT (Honours) degree.
In addition, students who have completed a pass degree of BSc,
or equivalent, can apply for enrolment in the BSc(Hons) with
honours in Computer Science or in Information Systems, as
offered by the Faculty of Science.
The School of IT offers the following three degrees:
Minors
The School of IT offers a minor in IT. A 'minor' is defined as at least

18 credit points from SIT coded units (COMP, INFO, ISYS), at the
Intermediate level (second year) or above.
The Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (BCST). Its

normal duration is three years (144 Credit Points).
The BCST (Advanced). The advanced option is for those with
substantial programming experience. Its normal duration is three
years (144 Credit Points).
The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT). Its normal duration
is four years (192 Credit Points).
In addition, the school offers the following combined degrees:
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts (BIT/BA)

(240 Credit Points).
(BIT/BCom) (240 Credit Points).
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Law
(BIT/LLB) (288 Credit Points).
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Medical
Science (BIT/BMedSc) (240 Credit Points).
(BIT/BSc) (240 Credit Points).
The school will issue a certificate to all students who have completed
the requirements for a degree of the University of Sydney and who
complete the requirements for an IT minor, upon application.
An
application
form
is
available
sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/future_students/undergrad/minor.
at
Streams
The School of IT offers these streams in the degrees listed above:
The Computer Science stream concentrates on the fundamental

aspects of computing and information processing.
The Information Systems stream focuses on the application of
software design and development to the business domain.
Students enrolled in BCST, BCST (Advanced) or BIT must complete

at least one of the two offered streams.
Students enrolled in the BSc or BSc (Advanced) degrees offered by
the Faculty of Science can select Computer Science and/or Information
Systems as their major in their senior (third) year.
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Course Overview
The Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (BCST) will prepare you to work at the cutting edge of information technology. After you
have completed core studies in programming, databases, systems analysis, and professional IT practice, you will pursue a course of study along
one of two streams: computer science or information systems.
While undertaking your degree, you are encouraged to explore your personal interests by enrolling in units from a range of other disciplines such
as psychology, languages, biology, philosophy, geography or commerce. This study experience provides domain-specific knowledge useful to
the application of information technologies in that area.
The computer science stream involves the study of computers and computer programs.You will excel in this stream if you're more technically-minded
and want to contribute to the future development and support of computer technology.
The information systems stream comprises the study of the direct application of software design and development to the business domain. You
will gain an understanding of the principles and techniques involved in the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of computer systems
within a business environment.
Course Requirements
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
3.
at least 114 credit points from core and recommended elective units;
18 credit points of selected Mathematics and Statistics units, with at least six credit points at 2000-level or above;
a maximum of 30 credit points of free elective units of study for either the Computer Science stream or theInformation Systems stream as
shown in the units of study tables for this course;
and ensuring:
1.
2.
no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000-level) units of study; and

at least 42 credit points in 3000-level or above.
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer

http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BCST(CS)
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BCST(IS)
Science
Science
and
and
Technology
Technology
(Computer
Science)
visit
(Information
Systems)
visit
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342
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (BCST) are required to gain credit for 144 credit points from the units of study set out
below. The selection of units must satisfy the degree rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In particular, all core units must be completed, along with an appropriate
amount from the elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty. Candidates for the BCST degree must complete a stream in either Computer Science or
Information Systems, or both, as described in the Tables below.
Enrolment is subject to the following constraint:
1. At most 72 credit points accumulated from first year units (including core and recommended electives) can be counted for degree completion.
Through this Table, candidates may substitute an advanced equivalent for a non- advanced unit mentioned. They may also substitute an appropriate unit from the
Advanced Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering, or the Talented Student Program of the Faculty of Science, if they are eligible to enrol in such units.

ELEC1601
ENGG1805
Semester 1
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
Note: INFO1905 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core unit to INFO1105.
First year recommended elective units of study for CS stream

At least 12 cp must be completed from 1000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics units of study
BUSS1001
Understanding Business
N ECOF1003
This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce, combined Bachelor of
Commerce degrees and the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies).
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
The Business Environment
P ECOF1003 or BUSS1001
N CISS2001, ECOF1004
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
Informatics (Advanced)
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
P ATAR sufficient to enter BCST(Adv), BIT or BSc(Adv), or portfolio of work suitable for entry
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
Semester 2
All 1000-level MATH units of study are recommended electives. A full list of available MATH/STAT units can be obtained from the School of Mathematics and
Statistics, who can also advise on the appropriate level of unit for the students preparation. We strongly suggest including some statistics unit among the choices.

COMP2007
A MATH1004
Semester 2
Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core unit to COMP2007.
COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1
Second year recommended elective units of study for CS stream

Students must complete at least 12 crpts.
At least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest choosing from MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or STAT2912)
At least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022, COMP2121)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
INFS2020
Business Process Modelling &
Improvement
Session
A INFS1000 or equivalent
N INFS2005
Semester 2
All 2000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study are recommended electives.
All 2000-level ELEC units of study are recommended electives.
All 2000-level MATH or STAT units of study are recommended electives.

INFO3220
Semester 1
INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
COMP3615

N INFO3600
Semester 2
CS & IS double stream: Students enrolled in the double stream must also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems and ISYS3400
Information System Project as core units of study, and choose 12 crpts of third year recommended elective units
Third year recommended elective units of study for CS stream

At least 12 crpts must be completed from (COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, COMP3608) if single stream.
At least 12 crpts must be completed from 3000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units if double streams.
INFS3040
Enterprise Systems & Integrated
Business
Semester 1
All 3000-level and above ELEC units of study are recommended electives.

ELEC1601
ENGG1805
Semester 1
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
First year recommended elective units of study for IS stream

At least 12 crpts must be completed from 1000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics.
BUSS1001
N ECOF1003
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
Semester 2
All 1000-level MATH units of study are recommended electives. A full list of available MATH/STAT units can be obtained from the School of Mathematics and
Statistics, who can also advise on the appropriate level of unit for the students preparation. We strongly suggest including some statistics unit among the choices.

COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
ISYS2140
Information Systems
P INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFS1000 OR INFO1003
Semester 1
COMP2007
A MATH1004
Semester 2
COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core unit to COMP2007.
Second year recommended elective units for IS stream

At least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics. We strongly suggest STAT2012 or STAT2912.
INFS2020
Improvement
N INFS2005
Semester 2
All 2000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS and ELEC units of study are recommended.

INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
ISYS3400
Information Systems Project
P INFO2110 AND INFO2120 AND ISYS2140

N INFO3600, ISYS3207
Semester 2
ISYS3401
Analytical Methods & Information
Systems
A INFO2110, ISYS2140
Semester 1
CS & IS double stream: Students enrolled in the double stream must also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design and COMP3615 Software Development
Project as core units of study
Third year recommended elective units of study for IS stream

Student must complete at least 24 crpts. At least 12 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406, INFO3504)
INFS3040
Business
Semester 1
Honours
Students who have qualified for the BCST degree may apply to enter the BCST(Honours) year. Note that unlike BIT(Honours) or BE(Honours), the Honours in
BCST requires an additional 48 credit points of study.
All BCST(Honours) students must complete the following 24 credit points of core units of study. These units are only available to students enrolled in Honours
degrees, those in Research Higher degrees, or those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework degrees. In addition to the core units students must also
complete 24 credit points of elective units of study, please refer to units listed in the BIT table Fourth Year Selected Core.

INFO4991
IT Research Thesis A
P Enrolment in Honours (BCST or BIT)

C INFO4992 and INFO5993
INFO4991 and INFO4992 together form the Honours Research thesis. It is allowed to enrol
in one of these units in one semester, and the other the following semester; the same mark
and grade is given for both once they have both been completed.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4992
IT Research Thesis B
12

Semester 1
Semester 2
P Permission of the Head of Department

Semester 1
Semester 2
N INFO4990
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4999
Computer Science Honours Result
INFO5993
IT Research Methods

Science
Science
and
and
Technology
Technology
(Computer
Science)
visit
(Information
Systems)
visit
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Unit of Study Table
346

Technology

lab-notebook.
Candidates for the degree Bachelor of Computer Science and

Technology (BCST) are required to gain credit for 144 credit points
from the units of study set out below. The selection of units must
satisfy the degree rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In particular,
all core units must be completed, along with an appropriate amount
from the elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty.
Candidates for the BCST degree must complete a stream in either
Computer Science or Information Systems, or both, as described in
the Tables below.Enrolment is subject to the following constraint:1.
At most 72 credit points accumulated from first year units (including
core and recommended electives) can be counted for degree
completion.Through this Table, candidates may substitute an advanced
equivalent for a non- advanced unit mentioned. They may also
substitute an appropriate unit from the Advanced Engineering program
of the Faculty of Engineering, or the Talented Student Program of the
Faculty of Science, if they are eligible to enrol in such units.
INFO1103

ELEC1601
Campus:

ENGG1805



INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.
Note: INFO1905 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative
core unit to INFO1105.

CS stream
At least 12 cp must be completed from 1000-level Mathematics and/or
Statistics units of study
BUSS1001
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Marcus O'Connor Session:
Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x 1 hr lecture and 1x 2 hr tutorial per week
Prohibitions: ECOF1003 Assessment: participation (15%), essay (20%),
case study (20%), and final exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Note: This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce,
combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees and the Bachelor of Commerce
(Liberal Studies).
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This unit of study is the first of two junior core units aimed at
introducing students to the internal and external contexts in which
business operates in the twenty-first century. It also aims to lay the
foundations for effective communication (written and oral), critical
analysis, problem solving, and team work skills, which are essential
to achieving program learning goals. In this unit, students will build
an understanding of the dynamics of business through the lens of the
company and its stakeholders. Business ethics is also introduced as
key learning goal.
BUSS1002
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Omer Konakci Session: Semester
1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x 1.5hr lecture and 1x 1.5hr tutorial per week
Prerequisites: ECOF1003 or BUSS1001 Prohibitions: CISS2001, ECOF1004
Assessment: media summary and analyses (55%), tutorial participation (10%),
and final exam (35%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
(Liberal Studies).
This unit of study is the second of two junior core units aimed at
introducing students to the external and internal contexts in which
business operates in the twenty-first century while developing effective
problem solving, critical analysis and communication skills. In this
unit, students will build an understanding of the economic, political
and regulatory, socio-cultural, and technological factors that impact
on the external context of the commercial landscape while developing
an awareness of potential of risk and change. An awareness of
corporate social responsibility and sustainability is also introduced as
a key learning goal.
ELEC1103

Safety issues
INFO1003

348

of computing.
our society.
INFO1903
week Prerequisites: ATAR sufficient to enter BCST(Adv), BIT or BSc(Adv),
or portfolio of work suitable for entry Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics
This unit covers advanced data processing and management,

integrating the use of existing productivity software, e.g. spreadsheets
and databases, with the development of custom software using the
powerful general-purpose Python scripting language. It will focus on
skills directly applicable to research in any quantitative domain. The
unit will also cover presentation of data through written publications
and dynamically generated web pages, visual representations and
oral presentation skills. The assessment, a long project, involves the
demonstration of these skills and techniques for processing and
presenting data in a choice of domains.
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Nicholas Smith Session: Semester
2 Classes: 1x2-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week Assessment: tutorial
participation (10%), 2x assignments (40%) and 1x2hr exam (50%) Campus:
An introduction to modern logic: the investigation of the laws of truth.

One essential aspect of good reasoning or argumentation is that it is
valid: it cannot lead from true premises to a false conclusion. In this
unit we learn how to identify and construct valid arguments, using
techniques such as truth tables, models and truth trees. Apart from
being a great aid to clear thinking about any subject, knowledge of
logic is essential for understanding many areas not only of
contemporary philosophy, but also linguistics, mathematics and
computing.
All 1000-level MATH units of study are recommended electives. A full
list of available MATH/STAT units can be obtained from the School
of Mathematics and Statistics, who can also advise on the appropriate
level of unit for the students preparation. We strongly suggest including
some statistics unit among the choices.

COMP2007

problem and


for CS stream
Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative

core unit to COMP2007.
Students must complete at least 12 crpts.At least 6 crpts must be

completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest
choosing from MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or
STAT2912)At least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022,
COMP2121)
COMP2129

INFO2110

INFO2120
Database Systems 1
Campus:

INFS2020
Business Process Modelling & Improvement
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 3 hr seminar per week
Prohibitions: INFS2005 Assumed knowledge: INFS1000 or equivalent
Assessment: individual assignment (30%), group project (30%), and final
examination (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This unit provides you with an in depth understanding of the role of

business process management (BPM) and process architectures in
a business environment. You will gain essential skills of the entire
BPM lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring,
including process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation
required to achieve high performing business processes in a service
oriented business environment. In this unit, you will attain considerable
hands-on skills with BPM tools, by documenting, analysing, and
simulating current and improved processes.
All 2000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study are recommended
electives.All 2000-level ELEC units of study are recommended
electives.All 2000-level MATH or STAT units of study are
recommended electives.

INFO3220
Campus:

INFO3402

COMP3615

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of their project.
CS & IS double stream: Students enrolled in the double stream must
also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems
and ISYS3400 Information System Project as core units of study, and
choose 12 crpts of third year recommended elective units
Third year recommended elective units of study for

CS stream
completed from (COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520,
COMP3530, COMP3608) if single stream.At least 12 crpts must be
completed from 3000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units if double streams.
INFS3040
Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x 3hr seminar per week
Assumed knowledge: INFS1000 or equivalent Assessment: midsemester
test (35%); individual enterprise system portfolio (35%), and group project (30%)
This unit provides you with an in depth understanding of the way in

which implementation and use of large scale integrated Enterprise
Systems change the nature of organisational capabilities, processes,
and roles.You will understand the strategic role of Enterprise Systems
in providing a platform for improved business operations and designing
information infrastructures. You will gain considerable hands on
experience with an enterprise wide system, such as SAP,
concentrating on the way in which such systems support integrated
business processes.Through a combination of discussion and practical
work, you will gain strong knowledge in both the organisational and
technical aspects of Enterprise Systems You will also explore the
emergence and implications of cloud-based Enteprise Systems and
the implementation process.
electives.All 3000-level and above ELEC units of study are

ELEC1601
Campus:

ENGG1805

350

lab-notebook.
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.

IS stream
At least 12 crpts must be completed from 1000-level Mathematics
and/or Statistics.
BUSS1001

(Liberal Studies).
key learning goal.
BUSS1002
(Liberal Studies).
ELEC1103

Safety issues
INFO1003


of computing.
our society.
INFO1903

PHIL1012
Introductory Logic

computing.

COMP2129

351

both within the organisation and between organisations, including the

role of XML; Behavioural, managerial and ethical issues in
implementing and managing IS.
INFO2110

problem and
COMP2007

COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core

unit to COMP2007.
INFO2120
Database Systems 1
INFS2020
Campus:




ISYS2140
Information Systems
week Prerequisites: INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFS1000 OR INFO1003
This unit of study will provide a comprehensive conceptual and

practical introduction to information systems (IS) in contemporary
organisations. Content: General Systems Theory; Basic concepts of
organisations, systems and information; The role of information
systems in operating and managing organisations; How IS and the
Internet enables organisations to adopt more competitive business
models, including e-Commerce; The technologies that underpin IS;
Distributed systems, including security, networking principles, the
client server model and how distributed components locate and
communicate with each other; The integration of disparate systems
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Second year recommended elective units for IS

stream
completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics. We strongly
suggest STAT2012 or STAT2912.
All 2000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS and ELEC units of study are
recommended.All 2000-level ELEC units of study are recommended

INFO3402

ISYS3400
Information Systems Project
INFO2120 AND ISYS2140 Prohibitions: INFO3600, ISYS3207 Assessment:
Campus:

in the context of a substantial information systems research or
development project and to experience in a realistic way many aspects
of analysing and solving information systems problems. Since
information systems projects are often undertaken by small teams,
the experience of working in a team is seen as an important feature
of the unit. Students often find it difficult to work effectively with others
and will benefit from the opportunity provided by this unit to further
develop this skill.
ISYS3401
Analytical Methods & Information Systems
week Assumed knowledge: INFO2110, ISYS2140 Assessment: Through
Campus:
Information Systems (IS) professionals in today's organisations are

required to play leadership roles in change and development. Your
success in this field will be aided by your being able to carry out
research-based investigations using suitable methods and mastery
over data collection and analysis to assist in managing projects and
in decision making. Practical research skills are some of the most
important assets you will need in your career.
also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design and COMP3615
Software Development Project as core units of study

IS stream

INFO4991
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 12 hours per
week research work (including interaction with supervisor and research group).
Prerequisites: Enrolment in Honours (BCST or BIT) Corequisites: INFO4992
and INFO5993 Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%) Campus:
Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: INFO4991 and
INFO4992 together form the Honours Research thesis. It is allowed to enrol in
one of these units in one semester, and the other the following semester; the
same mark and grade is given for both once they have both been completed.
Students enrolled in the Honours programs study various advanced

aspects of Information Technology. The program may include lectures,
tutorials, seminars and practicals. They will undertake a research
project. Assessment will include the project and may include
examinations and classwork.
INFO4992
Student must complete at least 24 crpts. At least 12 crpts must be

completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406,
INFO3504)

INFS3040
INFO4999

Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: not applicable Prerequisites:

Permission of the Head of Department Assessment: non-assessable Campus:

Honours
Students who have qualified for the BCST degree may apply to enter
the BCST(Honours) year. Note that unlike BIT(Honours) or
BE(Honours), the Honours in BCST requires an additional 48 credit
points of study.All BCST(Honours) students must complete the
following 24 credit points of core units of study. These units are only
available to students enrolled in Honours degrees, those in Research
Higher degrees, or those in the Research track in postgraduate
coursework degrees. In addition to the core units students must also
complete 24 credit points of elective units of study, please refer to
units listed in the BIT table Fourth Year Selected Core.
All SIT Honours students must enrol in this non assessable unit of
study in their final semester.
INFO5993
IT Research Methods
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: One 2 hour
scheduled small-group class per week, plus private work (inclluding interaction
with research supervisors). Prohibitions: INFO4990 Assessment: Through
semester assessmwent (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
This unit will provide an overview of the different research methods

that are used in IT. Students will learn to find and evaluate research
on their topic and to present their own research plan or results for
evaluation by others. The unit will develop a better understanding of
what research in IT is and how it differs from other projects in IT. This
unit of study is required for students in IT who are enrolled in a
research project as part of their Honours or MIT/MITM degree. It is
also recommended for students enrolled or planning to do a research
degree in IT and Engineering.
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer Science and
Te c h n o l o g y
(Computer
Science)
visit
Te c h n o l o g y
(Infor mation
Systems)
visit
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Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology Advanced
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced) is a more challenging variant of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology,
and will appeal to you if you have substantial programming experience, aptitude and/or a high ATAR.
The course has the same flexible structure as the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, except that students complete a significant
amount of their study in advanced units, where more sophisticated and challenging topics and approaches are covered. You will choose units
of study from a wide range of areas including networking, human-computer interaction, graphics, object-oriented design, internet software
platforms, artificial intelligence, and e-business analysis and design.
As in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, all students will enrol in one of two streams: information systems or computer science.
An additional honours year is available to eligible students.
Course Requirements
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced), a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit
points specified in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology above, except:
1.
2.
a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level core and recommended elective units are at the Advanced level; and
a minimum of 12 credit points of 3000-level core and recommended elective units are at the Advanced level.
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer Science

http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BCST(CS)(Adv)
and
Technology
(Advanced)(Computer
Science)
visit
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced)(Information Systems) visit
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BCST(IS)(Adv)
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced) (BCST(Adv)) are required to gain 144 credit points from the units of study
set out below. The selection of units must satisfy the degree rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In particular, all core units must be completed, along with
appropriate amount of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty. Candidates for the BSCT(Adv) degree must complete a stream in either Computer
Science or Information Systems, or both, as described in the Tables below.
Candidates in the BCST(Adv) degree must maintain a credit average in each year of enrolment. If this level of result is not achieved candidates will be transferred
to the BCST degree program.
Candidates in the BCST(Adv) degree must complete at least 12 credit points of 2000-level core and recommended units, and at least 12 credit points of 3000-level
core and recommended units at advanced level.
Enrolment is subject to the following constraint:
1. At most 72 credit points accumulated from first year units (including core and recommended electives) can be counted for degree completion.
Candidates may substitute an appropriate unit from an Advanced Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering and IT, or the Talented Student Program of
the Faculty of Science, if they are eligible to enrol in such units.

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Semester 1
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
First year recommended elective units of study for CS stream.

BUSS1001
N ECOF1003
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
Semester 2
All 1000-level MATH units of study are recommended electives.

A full list of available MATH/STAT units can be obtained from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, who can also advise on the appropriate level of unit for
the students preparation. We strongly suggest including some statistics unit among the choices.

COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
COMP2907
(Advanced)
A MATH1004
P Distinction level result in INFO1105 or INFO1905 or SOFT1002 or SOFT1902
Semester 2
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2820
Database Systems 1 (Advanced)
P Distinction-level result in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 Semester 1

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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

At least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest choosing from MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or STAT2912)
At least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022, COMP2121)
INFS2020
Improvement
N INFS2005
Semester 2

INFO3220
Semester 1
INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
INFO3600
Major Development Project
(Advanced)
12
P INFO3402
N COMP3615, ISYS3400
Only available to students in BIT, BCST(Adv) or BSc(Adv)
Semester 2
CS & IS double stream: Students enrolled in the double stream must also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems as a core unit of study

Student must complete at least 18 crpts.
At least 12 crpts must be completed from (COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, COMP3608) if single stream.
At least 12 crpts must be completed from 3000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units if double streams.
INFS3040
Business
Semester 1
All 3000-level and above ELEC units of study are recommended elective units.
Also, appropriate fourth year units of study from BIT table can be taken as recommended electives with permission of the Head of School.

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INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC1601
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late

BUSS1001
N ECOF1003
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
Semester 2

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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
COMP2907
(Advanced)
A MATH1004
P Distinction level result in INFO1105 or INFO1905 or SOFT1002 or SOFT1902
Semester 2
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2820
P Distinction-level result in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 Semester 1

ISYS2140
Information Systems
Semester 1
Second year recommended elective units of study for IS stream

At least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics. We strongly suggest STAT2012 or STAT2912.
INFS2020
Improvement
N INFS2005
Semester 2

INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
INFO3600
(Advanced)
12
P INFO3402
Semester 2
ISYS3401
Systems
Semester 1
CS & IS double stream: Students enrolled in the double stream must also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design as a core unit of study.

Student must complete at least 18 crpts.
At least 12 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406, INFO3504)
INFS3040
Business
Semester 1
Also, appropriate fourth year units of study from BIT table can be taken as recommended electives with permission of the Head of School.
Honours
Students who have qualified for the BCST(Adv) degree may apply to enter the BCST(Adv)(Honours) year. Note that unlike BIT(Honours) or BE(Honours), the
Honours in BCST(Adv) requires an additional 48 credit points of study.
All BCST(Adv)(Honours) students must complete the following 24 credit points of core units of study. These units are only available to students enrolled in Honours
degrees, those in Research Higher degrees, or those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework degrees. In addition to the core units students must also
complete 24 credit points of elective units of study list in the table below .

INFO4991

Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4992
12

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2
N INFO4990
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4999
INFO5993
IT Research Methods
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer Science

and
Technology
(Advanced)(Computer
Science)
visit
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Unit of Study Table
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Advanced)(Information Systems) visit
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Technology (Advanced)
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Computer Science and
Technology (Advanced) (BCST(Adv)) are required to gain 144 credit
points from the units of study set out below. The selection of units
must satisfy the degree rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In
particular, all core units must be completed, along with appropriate
amount of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty.
Candidates for the BSCT(Adv) degree must complete a stream in
either Computer Science or Information Systems, or both, as described
in the Tables below. Candidates in the BCST(Adv) degree must
maintain a credit average in each year of enrolment. If this level of
result is not achieved candidates will be transferred to the BCST
degree program.Candidates in the BCST(Adv) degree must complete
at least 12 credit points of 2000-level core and recommended units,
and at least 12 credit points of 3000-level core and recommended
units at advanced level.Enrolment is subject to the following
constraint:1. At most 72 credit points accumulated from first year units
(including core and recommended electives) can be counted for degree
completion.Candidates may substitute an appropriate unit from an
Advanced Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering and IT,
or the Talented Student Program of the Faculty of Science, if they are
eligible to enrol in such units.

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lab-notebook.
INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.

CS stream.
and/or Statistics.
BUSS1001
361

(Liberal Studies).
key learning goal.
BUSS1002
(Liberal Studies).
ELEC1103

Safety issues
INFO1003

362

of computing.
our society.
INFO1903

PHIL1012
Introductory Logic

computing.

COMP2129

COMP2907
Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced)
week Prerequisites: Distinction level result in INFO1105 or INFO1905 or
SOFT1002 or SOFT1902 Assumed knowledge: MATH1004 Assessment:
Campus:
An advanced alternative to COMP2007; covers material at an

advanced and challenging level. This unit provides an introduction to
the design and analysis of algorithms. The main aims are (i) to learn
how to develop algorithmic solutions to computational problem and
INFO2110

INFO2820
week Prerequisites: Distinction-level result in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or
INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 Prohibitions: INFO2120, COMP5138

The proper management of data is essential for all applications,
especially new ones that want to make intelligent use of the data, and
for effective decision making within organisations.
This unit of study is an advanced alternative to INFO2120 that will
introduce the basic concepts of database designs at the conceptual,
logical and physical levels. Particular emphasis will be placed on
introducing integrity constraints and the concept of data normalization
which prevents data from being corrupted or duplicated in different
parts of the database. This in turn helps in the data remaining
consistent during its lifetime. Once a database design is in place, the
emphasis shifts towards querying the data in order to extract useful
information. The unit will introduce different query languages with a
particular emphasis on SQL and, in INFO2820, deductive databases
and DATALOG, which are all industry standard. Other topics covered
will include recursive SQL, graphs in databases, NoSQL databases,
transaction management, application development with a backend
database, an overview of data warehousing and OLAP, and the use
of XML as a data integration language.

for CS stream
completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest
choosing from MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or
STAT2912)At least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022,
COMP2121)
INFS2020


INFO3220
Campus:

INFO3402

INFO3600
Major Development Project (Advanced)
Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Project Work - in class 2
hours per week, Site Visit 1 hour per week, Meeting 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites: INFO3402 Prohibitions: COMP3615, ISYS3400 Assessment:
Note: Only available to students in BIT, BCST(Adv) or BSc(Adv)
This unit will provide students an opportunity to carry out substantial

aspects of a significant software development project. The project will
be directed towards assisting a client group (from industry or with
strong industry links). The student's contribution could cover one or
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more aspects such as requirements capture, system design,

implementation, change management, upgrades, operation, and/or
tuning. Assessment will be based on the quality of the delivered
outputs, the effectiveness of the process followed, and the
understanding of the way the work fits into the client's goals, as shown
in a written report.
also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems
as a core unit of study

CS stream
Student must complete at least 18 crpts.At least 12 crpts must be
COMP3530, COMP3608) if single stream.At least 12 crpts must be
completed from 3000-level COMP, INFO, ISYS units if double streams.
INFS3040

recommended elective units.Also, appropriate fourth year units of
study from BIT table can be taken as recommended electives with
permission of the Head of School.

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lab-notebook.
INFO1103

ELEC1601
Campus:

INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.

IS stream
and/or Statistics.
BUSS1001
(Liberal Studies).
key learning goal.
BUSS1002
(Liberal Studies).
ELEC1103

Safety issues
INFO1003

of computing.
our society.
INFO1903

PHIL1012
Introductory Logic

computing.
All 1000-level MATH units of study are recommended electives.A full

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COMP2129

COMP2907
Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced)
week Prerequisites: Distinction level result in INFO1105 or INFO1905 or
SOFT1002 or SOFT1902 Assumed knowledge: MATH1004 Assessment:
Campus:
An advanced alternative to COMP2007; covers material at an

advanced and challenging level. This unit provides an introduction to
the design and analysis of algorithms. The main aims are (i) to learn
how to develop algorithmic solutions to computational problem and
INFO2110

INFO2820
week Prerequisites: Distinction-level result in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or
INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 Prohibitions: INFO2120, COMP5138

The proper management of data is essential for all applications,
especially new ones that want to make intelligent use of the data, and
for effective decision making within organisations.
This unit of study is an advanced alternative to INFO2120 that will
introduce the basic concepts of database designs at the conceptual,
logical and physical levels. Particular emphasis will be placed on
introducing integrity constraints and the concept of data normalization
which prevents data from being corrupted or duplicated in different
parts of the database. This in turn helps in the data remaining
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consistent during its lifetime. Once a database design is in place, the

emphasis shifts towards querying the data in order to extract useful
information. The unit will introduce different query languages with a
particular emphasis on SQL and, in INFO2820, deductive databases
and DATALOG, which are all industry standard. Other topics covered
will include recursive SQL, graphs in databases, NoSQL databases,
transaction management, application development with a backend
database, an overview of data warehousing and OLAP, and the use
of XML as a data integration language.
ISYS2140
Information Systems


for IS stream
completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics. We strongly
suggest STAT2012 or STAT2912.
INFS2020


INFO3402


INFO3600

ISYS3401
Campus:

also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design as a core unit of
study.

IS stream
Student must complete at least 18 crpts.At least 12 crpts must be
completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406,
INFO3504)
INFS3040

recommended electives.Also, appropriate fourth year units of study
from BIT table can be taken as recommended electives with permission

Honours
Students who have qualified for the BCST(Adv) degree may apply to
enter the BCST(Adv)(Honours) year. Note that unlike BIT(Honours)
or BE(Honours), the Honours in BCST(Adv) requires an additional 48
credit points of study.All BCST(Adv)(Honours) students must complete
the following 24 credit points of core units of study. These units are
only available to students enrolled in Honours degrees, those in
Research Higher degrees, or those in the Research track in
postgraduate coursework degrees. In addition to the core units
students must also complete 24 credit points of elective units of study
list in the table below .

INFO4991

INFO4992

INFO4999
INFO5993
IT Research Methods

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Technology
(Advanced)(Computer
Science)
visit
Technology
(Advanced)(Information
Systems)
visit
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Course Overview
If you aim to pursue a career as a multi-skilled leader in IT, our Bachelor of Information Technology has been developed in extensive consultation
with the industry.You will enjoy considerable flexibility within your course of study and emerge equipped to tackle the challenges of this demanding
and dynamic field.
We offer a choice of two streams: information systems or computer science.
The computer science stream involves the study of computers and computer programs.You will excel in this stream if you're more technically-minded
and want to contribute to the future development and support of computer technology.
The information systems stream comprises the study of the direct application of software design and development to the business domain. You
will gain an understanding of the principles and techniques involved in the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of computer systems
within a business environment.
Course Requirements
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Information Technology, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:
1.
2.
3.
a minimum of 144 credit points of core and selected core units of study in the chosen stream; and
18 credit points of selected Mathematics and Statistics units, with at least six credit points at 2000-level or above; and
30 credit points of elective units of study;
and ensuring:
1.
2.
no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000-level) units of study, and

at least 84 credit points in 3000-level or above units of study.
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Bachelor
of
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BIT(CS)
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Bachelor
http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BIT(IS)
of
Information
Technology
(Computer
Science)
visit
Information
Technology
(Information
Systems)
visit
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370
Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) are required to gain credit for 192 credit points from the units of study set out below. The
selection of units must satisfy the degree rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In particular, all core units must be completed, along with an appropriate amount
from the elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty. Candidates for the BIT degree must complete a stream in either Computer Science or Information
Systems, or both, as described in the Tables below.
Enrolment is subject to the following constraints:
1. At most 72 credit points accumulated from first year units (core and recommended electives) can be counted for degree completion.
2. At least 84 credit points must be accumulated from 3000-level and above units (including 72cp of core and recommended electives as outlined in this table).
3. Candidates in the BIT degree must maintain a credit average in each year of enrolment. If this level of result is not achieved candidates will be transferred to
the BCST degree program.
Through this table, candidates may substitute an advanced equivalent for a non- advanced unit mentioned. They may also substitute an appropriate unit from the
Advanced Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering, or the Talented Student Program of the Faculty of Science, if they are eligible to enrol in such units.

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INFO1105
Data Structures
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
Note: INFO1905 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative to INFO1105.
First year recommended elective units of study for CS stream

ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
BUSS1001
N ECOF1003
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
Semester 1
Semester 2


COMP2007
A MATH1004
Semester 2
Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative to COMP2007.

COMP2129
Principles
P INFO1103.
Semester 1
INFO2110
Semester 2
INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1

BIT single degree students must complete at least 12 crpts.
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
For BIT single degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest choosing from MATH2069, MATH2063,
STAT2012 and/or STAT2912).
For BIT single degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022, COMP2121)
For BIT combined degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000- level COMP, INFO, ISYS units
INFS2020
Improvement
N INFS2005
Semester 2
All 2000-level ELEC units of study are recommended.

INFO3220
Semester 1
INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
INFO3600
(Advanced)
12
P INFO3402
Semester 2
CS & IS double stream: BIT single degree students enrolled in the double stream must also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems as
a core unit of study. BIT combined degree students do not have double stream.

BIT single degree students must complete at least 18 crpts
BIT combined degree students must complete at least 6 crpts
For single degree students, at least 12 crpts must be completed from (COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, COMP3608)
For combined degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, COMP3608)
INFS3040
Business
Semester 1
All 3000-level and above ELEC units of study are recommended electives
Fourth year recommended elective units of study for CS stream

Students in the BIT Pass degree must complete at least 48 credit points from this list. At least 36 crpts must be completed from 5000-level or above COMP, INFO,
ISYS units of study.
COMP5045
Computational Geometry
A Students are assumed to have a basic knowledge of the design and analysis of algorithms Semester 1
and data structures: you should be familiar with big-Oh notations and simple algorithmic
techniques like sorting, binary search, and balanced search trees.
COMP5046
Statistical Natural Language
Processing
A Knowledge of an OO programming language

N COMP4046
Practical work will use the Natural Language Toolkit
COMP5047
Pervasive Computing
Semester 2
N NETS4047
COMP5048
programming skills.
N COMP4048
COMP5114
Digital Media Fundamentals
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5116
Design of Networks & Distributed
Systems
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5216
Mobile Computing
A COMP5214 Software Development in JAVA, or similar introductory software development

units.
Semester 2
COMP5313
Large Scale Networks
A Algorithmic skills (as expected from any IT graduate). Basic probability knowledge.
Semester 1
COMP5318
Knowledge Discovery and Data
Mining
A COMP5138
Semester 1
COMP5338
Advanced Data Models
A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of relational database systems as taught Semester 2
in COMP5138 (Relational Database Management Systems) or INFO2120/2820 (Database
Systems 1). The Extensible Markup Language (XML) in not a pre-requisite as it will be taught
in this unit.
COMP5347
e-Commerce Technology
A COMP5028. The course assumes basic knowledge on OO design and UML diagrams.
COMP5348
Architecture

Semester 1
COMP5349
Cloud Computing
A Good programming skills, especially in Java for the practical assignment, as well as
Semester 1
proficiency in databases and SQL. The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses
in related units such as COMP5214 Software Development in JAVA
COMP5416
Advanced Network Technologies
A COMP5116 OR ELEC3506
372
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
COMP5424
Biomedicine
Semester 1
COMP5425
Multimedia Storage, Retrieval &
Delivery
A COMP5211. Basic Programming skills and data structure knowledge.
Semester 1
COMP5426
Parallel and Distributed Computing
A COMP5116
Semester 1
COMP5427
Usability Engineering
COMP5456
N COMP3456
Summer Main
INFO5010
IT Advanced Topic A
proficiency in databases and SQL.
P Permission of Head of School
N INFO4010
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5011
IT Advanced Topic B

N INFO4011
Semester 1
Semester 2
Winter Main
INFO5060
Data Analytics and Business
Intelligence
A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 Summer Early
Introduction to Information Systems.
INFO5301
Information Security Management
A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of Information systems management.

Two year IT industry exposure and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable.
Semester 1
INFO5991
Services Science Management and
Eng
A INFO5990 Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering,

information technology, information systems or business.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5992
Understanding IT Innovations
A INFO5990. Students are expected to be fluent in English and capable of participating in

Semester 1
group discussions, and capable of producing an individually written paper of 5-9 pages (double Semester 2
spaced) of high quality and clarity. Although some work experience is ideal in adding value to
the case discussions, allowing students to pull from their personal experiences, those students
with no work experience will be expected to do appropriate research on the discussion topics
in order to contribute.
N PMGT5875
A variety of learning situations will be employed during the unit of study, including lectures,
recommended reading, a few short exercises during class, and discussions of cases. To benefit
fully from this unit it is necessary to participate fully in all aspects of the unit of study.
INFO6010
Advanced Topics in IT Project
Management
A Students are assumed to understand the role of IT projects.

P INFO6007. OR 3-5 years working experience in IT Project Management
Semester 2
Summer Late
INFO6012
Information Technology Strategy &
Value
A COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems

P Special permission by the School of IT
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS5070
Change Management in IT
A The unit is expected to be taken after the following related units INFO6007 Project
Managemnet in IT and COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems.
Winter Main
ELEC5508
Wireless Engineering
A Basic knowledge in probability and statistics, analog and digital communications, error
probability calculation in communications channels, and telecommunications network.
Semester 2
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
A Basically, students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile
communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study: ELEC3505
Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, or similar units. If you
are not sure, please contact the instructor.
Semester 1
ELEC5514
Semester 2
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing

N MECH5701
Semester 1
ELEC5616
Computer and Network Security
A A programming language, basic maths.
Semester 1
ELEC5618
ELEC5619
Frameworks
recommended
ELEC5620
Model Based Software Engineering
A A programming language, basic maths

Semester 2
Semester 2

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ELEC1601
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
INFO1103
INFO1105
Data Structures
Session
Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late

ELEC1103
Eng
Semester 1
INFO1003
Technology
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
BUSS1001
N ECOF1003
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1002
Semester 1
Semester 2


COMP2007
A MATH1004
Semester 2
Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core unit to COMP2007.
INFO2110
Semester 2
ISYS2140
Information Systems
Semester 1
INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1
Second year recommended elective units of study for IS stream

For BIT single degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from 2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we strongly suggest STAT2012 or STAT2912)
INFS2020
Improvement
N INFS2005
Semester 2

INFO3402
Systems
Semester 1
INFO3600
(Advanced)
12
P INFO3402
Semester 2
ISYS3401
Systems
Semester 1
CS & IS double stream: BIT single degree students enrolled in the double stream must also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design as a core unit of study.
BIT combined degree students do not have double stream.

BIT combined degree students must complete at least 6 crpts
For single degree students, at least 12 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406, INFO3504)
For combined degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3504)
INFS3040
Business
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Semester 1
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Fourth year recommended elective units of study for IS stream

Students in the BIT Pass degree must complete at least 48 credit points from this list. At least 36 crpts must be completed from 5000-level or above COMP, INFO,
ISYS units of study.
COMP5045
A Students are assumed to have a basic knowledge of the design and analysis of algorithms Semester 1
and data structures: you should be familiar with big-Oh notations and simple algorithmic
techniques like sorting, binary search, and balanced search trees.
COMP5046
Statistical Natural Language
Processing
A Knowledge of an OO programming language

N COMP4046
Practical work will use the Natural Language Toolkit
COMP5047
Pervasive Computing
Semester 2
N NETS4047
COMP5048
programming skills.
N COMP4048
COMP5114
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5116
Design of Networks & Distributed
Systems
Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5216
Mobile Computing
A COMP5214 Software Development in JAVA, or similar introductory software development

units.
Semester 2
COMP5313
A Algorithmic skills (as expected from any IT graduate). Basic probability knowledge.
Semester 1
COMP5318
Knowledge Discovery and Data
Mining
A COMP5138
Semester 1
COMP5338
A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of relational database systems as taught Semester 2
in COMP5138 (Relational Database Management Systems) or INFO2120/2820 (Database
Systems 1). The Extensible Markup Language (XML) in not a pre-requisite as it will be taught
in this unit.
COMP5347
A COMP5028. The course assumes basic knowledge on OO design and UML diagrams.
COMP5348
Architecture

Semester 1
COMP5349
Cloud Computing
Semester 1
proficiency in databases and SQL. The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses
COMP5416
A COMP5116 OR ELEC3506
COMP5424
Biomedicine
COMP5425
Multimedia Storage, Retrieval &
Delivery
A COMP5211. Basic Programming skills and data structure knowledge.
Semester 1
COMP5426
A COMP5116
Semester 1
COMP5427
COMP5456
N COMP3456
Summer Main
INFO5010
IT Advanced Topic A
proficiency in databases and SQL.
N INFO4010
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5011
IT Advanced Topic B

N INFO4011
Semester 1
Semester 2
Winter Main
INFO5060
Data Analytics and Business
Intelligence
A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 Summer Early
Introduction to Information Systems.
INFO5301
A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of Information systems management.

Two year IT industry exposure and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable.
Semester 1
INFO5991
Services Science Management and
Eng
A INFO5990 Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering,

information technology, information systems or business.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
INFO5992
A INFO5990. Students are expected to be fluent in English and capable of participating in

Semester 1
group discussions, and capable of producing an individually written paper of 5-9 pages (double Semester 2
spaced) of high quality and clarity. Although some work experience is ideal in adding value to
the case discussions, allowing students to pull from their personal experiences, those students
with no work experience will be expected to do appropriate research on the discussion topics
in order to contribute.
N PMGT5875
A variety of learning situations will be employed during the unit of study, including lectures,
recommended reading, a few short exercises during class, and discussions of cases. To benefit
fully from this unit it is necessary to participate fully in all aspects of the unit of study.
INFO6010
Advanced Topics in IT Project
Management
A Students are assumed to understand the role of IT projects.

P INFO6007. OR 3-5 years working experience in IT Project Management
Semester 2
Summer Late
INFO6012
Information Technology Strategy &
Value
A COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems

P Special permission by the School of IT
Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS5070
A The unit is expected to be taken after the following related units INFO6007 Project
Managemnet in IT and COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems.
Winter Main
ELEC5508
A Basic knowledge in probability and statistics, analog and digital communications, error
probability calculation in communications channels, and telecommunications network.
Semester 2
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
A Basically, students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile
communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study: ELEC3505
Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, or similar units. If you
are not sure, please contact the instructor.
Semester 1
ELEC5514
Semester 2
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing

N MECH5701
Semester 1
ELEC5616
A A programming language, basic maths.
Semester 1
ELEC5618
ELEC5619
Frameworks
recommended
ELEC5620
A A programming language, basic maths

Semester 2

The BIT may be awarded as an Honours degree. Students may enrol in the Honours course after completion of 144 credit points, if they meet the specified entry
conditions.
All students in BIT(Honours) must complete the following 24 credit points oAll students in BIT(Honours) must complete the following 24 credit points of corerequirements
plus 24 credit points from the fourth year recommended elective list of their respective stream. These core units are only available to students enrolled in Honours
degrees, those in Research Higher degrees, or those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework degreesf core requirements plus 24 credit points from the
fourth year selected core list of their respective stream. These units are only available to students enrolled in Honours degrees, those in Research Higher degrees,
or those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework degrees. In addition to the core units students must also complete 24 credit points of elective units of
study, please refer to the Fourth year selected core units listed in this table.

INFO4991

Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4992
12

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1
Semester 2
N INFO4990
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO4999
INFO5993
IT Research Methods
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Bachelor
of
For
a
standard
enrolment
plan
for
Bachelor
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of
Information
Technology
(Computer
Science)
visit
Information
Technology
(Information
Systems)
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Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology
(BIT) are required to gain credit for 192 credit points from the units of
study set out below. The selection of units must satisfy the degree
rules in the Resolutions of the Faculty. In particular, all core units must
be completed, along with an appropriate amount from the elective
units of study as recommended by the Faculty. Candidates for the
BIT degree must complete a stream in either Computer Science or
Information Systems, or both, as described in the Tables
below.Enrolment is subject to the following constraints:1. At most 72
credit points accumulated from first year units (core and recommended
electives) can be counted for degree completion.2. At least 84 credit
points must be accumulated from 3000-level and above units (including
72cp of core and recommended electives as outlined in this table).3.
Candidates in the BIT degree must maintain a credit average in each
year of enrolment. If this level of result is not achieved candidates will
be transferred to the BCST degree program.Through this table,
candidates may substitute an advanced equivalent for a non- advanced
unit mentioned. They may also substitute an appropriate unit from the
Advanced Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering, or the
Talented Student Program of the Faculty of Science, if they are eligible
to enrol in such units.

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INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures

lab-notebook.
complexity.
ELEC1601

and/or Statistics.

Campus:


to INFO1105.

CS stream
ELEC1103
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Safety issues

(Liberal Studies).
INFO1003
BUSS1002


(Liberal Studies).

of computing.
our society.
INFO1903

BUSS1001
378
key learning goal.

COMP2007

problem and
to COMP2007.
COMP2129



INFO2110

electives.All 2000-level ELEC units of study are recommended.All
2000-level MATH or STAT units of study are recommended electives.

INFO2120
Database Systems 1
Campus:


for CS stream
BIT single degree students must complete at least 12 crpts. For BIT
single degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from
2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we suggest choosing from
MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or STAT2912). For BIT single
degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from (COMP2022,
COMP2121) For BIT combined degree students, at least 6 crpts must
be completed from 2000- level COMP, INFO, ISYS units
INFS2020

INFO3220
Campus:

INFO3402

INFO3600

CS & IS double stream: BIT single degree students enrolled in the
double stream must also complete ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and
Information Systems as a core unit of study. BIT combined degree
students do not have double stream.

CS stream
BIT single degree students must complete at least 18 crptsBIT
combined degree students must complete at least 6 crpts For single
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degree students, at least 12 crpts must be completed from

(COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530,
COMP3608) For combined degree students, at least 6 crpts must be
COMP3530, COMP3608)
INFS3040

recommended electives

for CS stream
Students in the BIT Pass degree must complete at least 48 credit
points from this list. At least 36 crpts must be completed from
5000-level or above COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study.
COMP5045
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour scheduled small
group class per week, plus 10 hours per week private work. Assumed
knowledge: Students are assumed to have a basic knowledge of the design
and analysis of algorithms and data structures: you should be familiar with
big-Oh notations and simple algorithmic techniques like sorting, binary search,
and balanced search trees. Assessment: Through semester assessment (75%),
In many areas of computer science - robotics, computer graphics,

virtual reality, and geographic information systems are some examples
- it is necessary to store, analyse, and create or manipulate spatial
data. This course deals with the algorithmic aspects of these tasks:
we study techniques and concepts needed for the design and analysis
of geometic algorithms and data structures. Each technique and
concept will be illustrated on the basis of a problem arising in one of
the application areas mentioned above.
COMP5046
Statistical Natural Language Processing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour scheduled
small-group class per week. Prohibitions: COMP4046 Assumed knowledge:
Knowledge of an OO programming language Assessment: Through semester
Note: Practical work will use the Natural Language Toolkit
This unit deals with techniques for the automatic processing of natural
languages (such as English, French, etc) and the engineering of such
software systems. Engineering processes will be described in the
context of methods for creating effective tools for information retrieval
and extraction, question answering, classifying and clustering of the
documents in a large corpora. Processing sub-systems for such tasks
as tokenisation, lexical verification, part-of-speech tagging, parsing
and word sense disambiguation will be described. Particular emphasis
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is given to methods that analyse the meaning in texts and the general
application of machine learning methods to these topics. Various
applications of these methods to research in health texts and other
contexts being pursued in the University of Sydney will be explored.
COMP5047
Pervasive Computing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3hr integrated lecture and
practical session Prohibitions: NETS4047 Assumed knowledge: Background
in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to
independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical
materials. Ability to conduct a literature search. Ability to write reports of work
done. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%)
This is an advanced course in HCI, Human Computer Interaction, with

a focus on Pervasive Computing. It introduces the key aspects of HCI
and explores these in terms of the new research towards creating
user interfaces that disappear into the environment and are available
pervasively, for example in homes, workplaces, cars and carried or
work.
COMP5048

and effectively.
COMP5114
lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Assessment: Through semester
Digital media has become indispensable our heterogeneous computing

and communication environment. This unit provides an overview of
creating, processing, manipulating, and compressing digital media
which mainly include image, audio and video. It introduces principles
and current techniques such as multimedia data acquisition, analysis,
processing and compression and management. It also elaborates
different multimedia coding standards, various multimedia systems
and cutting-edge multimedia applications such as web media.
COMP5116
Design of Networks & Distributed Systems
The unit covers general foundations of communication systems and

a detailed walk through of the implementation of the TCP/IP protocol
stack, which forms the basis of the Internet. The unit also covers the
basic knowledge of how to analyse, design and implement simple
communication protocols.
Objectives: On completion of this unit students will have developed
an understanding of the principles and practice of the layered model
of communications architecture, the TCP/IP protocol stack and its

component protocols, and various common techniques and tools for
protocol analysis and design.
COMP5216
Mobile Computing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lecures per week; 1 hr
Tutorial per week Assumed knowledge: COMP5214 Software Development
in JAVA, or similar introductory software development units. Assessment:
Campus:
Mobile computing is becoming a main stream for many IT applications,

due to the availability of more and more powerful and affordable mobile
devices with rich sensors such as cameras and GPS, which have
already significantly changed many aspects in business, education,
social network, health care, and entertainment in our daily life.
Therefore it has been critical for students to be equipped with sufficient
knowledge of such new computing platform and necessary skills. The
unit aims to provide an in-depth overview of existing and emerging
mobile computing techniques and applications, the eco-system of the
mobile computing platforms, and its key building components. The
unit will also train students with hand-on experiences in developing
mobile applications in a broad range of areas.
COMP5313
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr Lectures per week; 1 hr
Tutorial per week Assumed knowledge: Algorithmic skills (as expected from
any IT graduate). Basic probability knowledge. Assessment: Through semester
The growing connectedness of modern society translates into

simplifying global communication and accelerating spread of news,
information and epidemics. The focus of this unit is on the key
concepts to address the challenges induced by the recent scale shift
of complex networks. In particular, the course will present how scalable
solutions exploiting graph theory, sociology, game theory and
probability tackle the problems of communicating (routing, diffusing,
aggregating) in dynamic and social networks.
COMP5318
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
week Assumed knowledge: COMP5138 Assessment: Through semester
Knowledge discovery is the process of extracting useful knowledge

from data. Data mining is a discipline within knowledge discovery that
seeks to facilitate the exploration and analysis of large quantities of
data, by automatic or semiautomatic means. This subject provides a
practical and technical introduction to knowledge discovery and data
mining.
Objectives: Topics to be covered include problems of data analysis
in databases, discovering patterns in the data, and knowledge
interpretation, extraction and visualisation. Also covered are analysis,
comparison and usage of various types of machine learning techniques
and statistical techniques: clustering, classification, prediction,
estimation, affinity grouping, description and scientific visualisation.
COMP5338
week Assumed knowledge: This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge
of relational database systems as taught in COMP5138 (Relational Database
Management Systems) or INFO2120/2820 (Database Systems 1). The
Extensible Markup Language (XML) in not a pre-requisite as it will be taught in
this unit. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%)
This unit of study gives a comprehensive overview of post-relational

data models and of latest developments in data storage technology.
Particular emphasis is put on spatial, temporal, and NoSQL data

storage. This unit extensively covers the advanced features of
SQL:2008, as well as a few dominant NoSQL storage technologies.
Besides in lectures, the advanced topics will be also studied with
prescribed readings of database research publications.
COMP5347
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour lecture and one
1 hour tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5028. The course
assumes basic knowledge on OO design and UML diagrams. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will focus on technological advances supporting the

development of e-commerce applications and systems. This includes
client and server side development of e-commerce applications. AJAX
is the core client side technology covered in this course. Both server
scripting and server page technology are covered as key server side
technology. It will also examine the emerging trend of web services
and its role in E-commerce systems. This unit aims at providing both
conceptual understanding and hand-on experiences for the
technologies covered.
COMP5348
Campus:

COMP5349
Cloud Computing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hr Lectures per week; 2 hrs
Laboratory per week Assumed knowledge: Good programming skills,
especially in Java for the practical assignment, as well as proficiency in
databases and SQL. The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses
Campus:
This unit covers topics of active and cutting-edge research within IT

in the area of 'Cloud Computing'.
Cloud Computing is an emerging paradigm of utilising large-scale
computing services over the Internet that will affect individual and
organization's computing needs from small to large. Over the last
decade, many cloud computing platforms have been set up by
companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, Ebay
and Facebook. Some of the platforms are open to public via various
pricing models. They operate at different levels and enable business
to harness different computing power from the cloud.
In this course, we will describe the important enabling technologies
of cloud computing, explore the state-of-the art platforms and the
existing services, and examine the challenges and opportunities of
adopting cloud computing. The course will be organized as a series
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of presentations and discussions of seminal and timely research

papers and articles. Students are expected to read all papers, to lead
discussions on some of the papers and to complete a hands-on
cloud-programming project.
computer systems. Students will gain skills in evaluating, experimenting

with, and optimizing the performance of high performance computers.
The unit also provides students with the ability to undertake more
advanced topics and courses on high performance computing.
COMP5416
COMP5427
week Assumed knowledge: COMP5116 OR ELEC3506 Assessment:
Campus:
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lectures per week; 2hr
Laboratory per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (80%),
The unit introduces networking concepts beyond the best effort service
of the core TCP/IP protocol suite. Understanding of the fundamental
issues in building an integrated multi-service network for global Internet
services, taking into account service objectives, application
characteristics and needs and network mechanisms will be discussed.
Enables students to understand the core issues and be aware of
proposed solutions so they can actively follow and participate in the
development of the Internet beyond the basic bit transport service.
Usability engineering is the systematic process of designing and

evaluating user interfaces so that they are usable. This means that
people can readily learn to use them efficiently, can later remember
how to use them and find it pleasant to use them. The wide use of
computers in many aspects of people's lives means that usability
engineering is of the utmost importance.
There is a substantial body of knowledge about how to elicit usability
requirements, identify the tasks that a system needs to support, design
interfaces and then evaluate them. This makes for systematic ways
to go about the creation and evaluation of interfaces to be usable for
the target users, where this may include people with special needs.
The field is extremely dynamic with the fast emergence of new ways
to interact, ranging from conventional WIMP interfaces, to touch and
gesture interaction, and involving mobile, portable, embedded and
desktop computers.
This unit will enable students to learn the fundamental concepts,
methods and techniques of usability engineering. Students will practice
these in small classroom activities. They will then draw them together
to complete a major usability evaluation assignment in which they will
design the usability testing process, recruit participants, conduct the
evaluation study, analyse these and report the results.
COMP5424

COMP5425
Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour lecture and 1
1hour prac per week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5211. Basic Programming
skills and data structure knowledge. Assessment: Through semester
The explosive growth of multimedia data, including text, audio, images

and video, has generated an extremely challenging job in effective
and efficient storing, managing, retrieving and delivering this data
across IT infrastructure. This unit provides students with the most
updated knowledge in order to address these issues, from multimedia
database to multimedia content delivery. The unit content principally
covers multimedia data compression; low-level feature extraction;
high-level semantic description; storage structures and management;
similarity measurement, indexing, and retrieval; security for content
distribution. Various applications will be discussed, including
multimedia Internet search and video streaming.
COMP5426
week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5116 Assessment: Through semester
This unit is intended to introduce and motivate the study of high

performance computer systems. The student will be presented with
the foundational concepts pertaining to the different types and classes
of high performance computers. The student will be exposed to the
description of the technological context of current high performance
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COMP5456
INFO5010
IT Advanced Topic A
scheduled small-group class per week. Prerequisites: Permission of Head of
School Prohibitions: INFO4010 Assumed knowledge: Good programming
skills, especially in Java for the practical assignment, as well as proficiency in
databases and SQL. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final

companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Force.com, Ebay

INFO5011
IT Advanced Topic B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2, Winter Main Classes:
One 2 hour scheduled small-group class per week. Prerequisites: Permission
of Head of School Prohibitions: INFO4011 Assessment: Practical and written
assignments (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This unit will cover some topic of active and cutting-edge research
within IT; the content of this unit may be varied depending on special
opportunities such as a distinguished researcher visiting the University.
INFO5060
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
Credit points: 6 Session: Summer Early Classes: 12 hrs Lectures oer session;
6hrs Tutorial per session; 18hrs Laboratory per session Assumed knowledge:
The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such
as COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. Assessment: Through
session
assessment
(65%),
Final
Exam
(35%)
Campus:
Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
The frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically.
High performing enterprises are now building their competitive
strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive
business results. This course provides an overview of Business
Intelligence (BI) concepts, technologies and practices, and then
focuses on the application of BI through a team based project
simulation that will allow students to have practical experience in
building a BI solution based on a real world case study.
INFO5301
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lecture, 1 hr of lab/tut
per week Assumed knowledge: This unit of study assumes foundational
knowledge of Information systems management. Two year IT industry exposure
and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit of study gives a broad view of the management aspects of

information security. We emphasise corporate governance for
information security, organisational structures within which information
security is managed, risk assessment, and control structures. Planning
for security, and regulatory issues, are also addressed.
INFO5991
Services Science Management and Eng
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1 :
Weekly, Session 2 : Weekly or Block mode Assumed knowledge: INFO5990
Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering,
information technology, information systems or business. Assessment: Through
Campus:
The service sector plays a dominant and growing role in economic

growth and employment in most parts of the world and information
technology (IT) is a key enabler of this. Services Science, Management
and Engineering (SSME) takes a multi-disciplinary approach to
services as socio-technical systems. This unit of study offers IT
professionals an understanding of the role of IT-centric services in a
social, economic and business context as well as knowledge of the
principles of their design, engineering and management in a
service-oriented computing framework. Delivery of the unit is driven
by a critical approach to the literature and live case studies presented

by industry professionals. The unit's learning outcomes are driven by
stated industry needs.
INFO5992
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lecture &
1hr Tutorial per week. Prohibitions: PMGT5875 Assumed knowledge:
INFO5990. Students are expected to be fluent in English and capable of
participating in group discussions, and capable of producing an individually
written paper of 5-9 pages (double spaced) of high quality and clarity. Although
some work experience is ideal in adding value to the case discussions, allowing
students to pull from their personal experiences, those students with no work
experience will be expected to do appropriate research on the discussion topics
in order to contribute. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
Note: A variety of learning situations will be employed during the unit of study,
including lectures, recommended reading, a few short exercises during class,
and discussions of cases. To benefit fully from this unit it is necessary to
participate fully in all aspects of the unit of study.
An essential skill for an IT manager is the ability to keep up-to-date

with emerging technologies, and be able to evaluate the significance
of these technologies to their organisation's business activities. This
unit of study is based around a study of current technologies and the
influence of these technologies on business strategies. Important
trends in innovation in IT are identified and their implications for
innovation management explored. Major topics include: drivers of
innovation; the trend to open information ("open source") rather than
protected intellectual property; and distribution of innovation over
many independent but collaborating actors. On completion of this unit,
students will be able to identify and analyse an emerging technology
and write a detailed evaluation of the impact of this technology on
existing business practices.
INFO6010
Advanced Topics in IT Project Management
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2, Summer Late Classes: 2 hours lectures,
1 hour tutorial, 1 hour e-Learning per week Prerequisites: INFO6007. OR 3-5
years working experience in IT Project Management Assumed knowledge:
Students are assumed to understand the role of IT projects. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will explore the limitations of IT project management and the
most promising techniques to overcome project failure. It will start by
reviewing case study research showing we have reached the limits
of traditional IT project management practice. The theoretical base
will be completed by exploring the finding that senior management
have more impact on success than traditional approaches.
Participants will be introduced to and learn to apply the most promising
tools and techniques needed to govern IT projects. The topics
reviewed will include:
1)strategy,
2)organisational change,
3)project sponsorship,
4)programme management,
5)performance measurement,
6)culture
7)portfolio management.
8)Relevant Australian and International Standards on IT/Project
Governance and new industry methodologies around portfolio,
programme and change management will be reviewed.
INFO6012
Information Technology Strategy & Value
Credit points: 6
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 3hr
Lecture/tutorial/seminar session per week. Prerequisites: Special permission
by the School of IT Assumed knowledge: COMP5206 Introduction to
Information Systems Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
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The increasingly strategic role of IT in organisations is widely

recognised. This unit of study is designed to provide a comprehensive
introduction to strategic aspects of IT as they impact on business
value. Such a perspective is critical for IT professionals in both IT
producer and user organisations from the level of Chief Information
Officer to managers as well as technical specialists. Deep
understanding of IT strategy formulation and implementation and
ensuring its alignment with the organisation's strategic directions is
important for successfully managing the major changes that the IT
function has undergone in recent years.
Topics covered will include technology forecasting and assessment
of IT impacts, achieving sustainable competitive through IT,
relationship between IT strategy and value, IT strategy formulation
and implementation, evaluation of strategic investments in IT, IT
portfolio management, IT souring and open innovation, and dynamics
of IT strategy and game theory. It will explore IT-related strategic
decision making at the different organisational levels and the concept
of strategic congruence. This unit will provide students with models,
tools, and techniques to evaluate an organisation's IT strategic
position, and hence to help make appropriate strategic choices.
ISYS5070
Credit points: 6 Session: Winter Main Classes: 18hrs of Lectures per session;
18hrs of Tutorials per session. Assumed knowledge: The unit is expected to
be taken after the following related units INFO6007 Project Managemnet in IT
and COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit of study presents the leading edge of research and practice
in change management and focuses on theories, frameworks and
perspectives that can guide your work as a change agent in the IT
industries. The unit will cover a range of approaches, methods,
interventions and tools that can be used to successfully manage
change projects that relate to the implementation of new technologies.
The globalisation of markets and industries, accelerating technological
innovations and the need of companies to remain at the forefront of
technological developments in an increasingly competitive, globalised
industry have resulted in a significant increase in the speed,
magnitude, and unpredictability of technological and organisational
change over the last decades. Companies who have the competencies
required to navigate change and overcome the inevitable obstacles
to success gain a much-needed competitive edge in the marketplace.
Increased globalization, economic rationalism, environmental dynamics
and technological changes mean that companies, more than ever
before, need to be highly flexible and adaptable to survive and thrive.
Yet, a large percentage of IT projects fail to achieve the intended
objectives, go over time or over budget. The capability to successfully
manage organisational and technological change has become a core
competency for IT professionals, business leaders and project
managers.
This unit has been specifically developed for IT professionals, project
managers, and senior managers to equip them with the knowledge
and tools needed to ensure that IT projects remain on track to
achieving the intended objectives on time and on budget. The course
presents the key theories, concepts and findings in the context of
academic research and change management practice. The objective
is to allow participants to critically assess academic theories and
methodological practice and devise interventions and actions that
allow the successful management of IT initiatives.
ELEC5508
hour tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: Basic knowledge in probability
and statistics, analog and digital communications, error probability calculation
in communications channels, and telecommunications network. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will introduce the key ideas in modern wireless

telecommunications networks. It will address both physical layer issues
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such as propagation and modulation, plus network layer issues such

as capacity, radio resource management and mobility management
issues.
The following topics are covered. Mobile radio channel: Multipath
fading, diversity, log-normal fading, mean propagation loss,
propagation models. Cellular technologies: Cell types, coverage,
frequency reuse, spectral efficiency, link budget, power budget, traffic
capacity. Omnidirectional and sectorised antennas. Handover,
interaction with the fixed network. Microcells and macrocells, Medium
access control: Near-far effect and the hidden terminal problem.
Multiple access schemes: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA. Aloha and s-Aloha,
carrier sense multiple access, reservation-based MAC schemes,
polling, spread-aloha multiple access. GSM: System architecture,
radio resource management, mobility management, connection
management.
Third generation systems: WCDMA and cdma2000. Wireless LANs:
IEEE802.11, Hiperlan, Bluetooth. Convergence: GSM evolution to
data services via GPRS and EDGE. Issues with TCP over wireless.
Mobility management in MobileIP.
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lecture and a 2
hours tutorial/project meeting per week. Assumed knowledge: Basically,
students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile
communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study:
ELEC3505 Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet,
or similar units. If you are not sure, please contact the instructor. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit of study serves as an introduction to communications network

research. The unit relies on a solid understanding of data
communications and mobile networks. It introduces some of the
currently most debated research topics in mobile networking and
presents an overview of different technical solutions. Students are
expected to critically evaluate these solutions in their context and
produce an objective analysis of the advantages/disadvantages of
the different research proposals. The general areas covered are
wireless Internet, mobility management, quality of service in mobile
and IP networks, ad hoc networks, and cellular network architectures.
The following topics are covered. Introduction to wireless and mobile
Internet. Wireless cellular data networks. Cellular mobile networks.
Mobile networks of the future. Quality of service in a mobile
environment. Traffic modelling for wireless Internet. Traffic
management for wireless Internet. Mobility management in mobile
networks. Transport protocols for mobile networks. Internet protocols
for mobile networks.
ELEC5514


systems field.
systems platforms.
embedded systems.
systems problems.
projects.
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
automation.
case studies.
ELEC5616
of tutorial and 2 hours labs per week. Assumed knowledge: A programming
language, basic maths. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
This unit examines the basic cryptographic building blocks of security,

working through to their applications in authentication, key exchange,
secret and public key encryption, digital signatures, protocols and
systems. It then considers these applications in the real world,
including models for integrity, authentication, electronic cash, viruses,
firewalls, electronic voting, risk assessment, secure web browsers
and electronic warfare. Practical cryptosystems are analysed with
regard to the assumptions with which they were designed, their
limitations, failure modes and ultimately why most end up broken.
ELEC5618

Campus:
ELEC5619
Campus:

studied.
ELEC5620
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours lectures, 1 hour of
tutorial and 2 hours of lab/project work in class per week. Assumed knowledge:
A programming language, basic maths Assessment: Through semester
Model-Based Software Engineering focuses on modern software

engineering methods, technologies, and processes used in
professional development projects. It covers both the pragmatic
engineering elements and the underlying theory of the model-based
approach to the analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance
of complex software-intensive systems. Students will participate in a
group project, which will entail developing and/or evolving a software
system, following a full development cycle from requirements
specification through to implementation and testing using up-to-date
industrial development tools and processes. At the end of the course
they will provide a presentation and demonstration of their project
work to the class. There is no formal teaching of a programming
language in this unit, although students will be expected to
demonstrate through their project work their general software
engineering and architectural skills as well as their mastery of
model-based methods and technologies. Students successfully
completing this unit will have a strong practical and theoretical
understanding of the modern software development cycle as applied
in industrial settings. In particular, they will be familiar with the latest
model-based software engineering approaches necessary for
successfully dealing with today's highly complex and challenging
software systems. The pedagogic grounds for this course and its focus
on model-based approaches are to arm new software engineers with
skills and perspectives that extend beyond the level of basic
programming. Such skills are essential to success in software
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development nowadays, and are in great demand but very low supply.
The dearth of such expertise is one of the key reasons behind the
alarmingly high failure rate of industrial software projects (currently
estimated at being greater than 40%).Therefore, this unit complements
SQE and strengthens a key area in the program.

ENGG1805

lab-notebook.
ELEC1601
Campus:

INFO1103

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INFO1105
Data Structures
complexity.

IS stream
and/or Statistics.
ELEC1103

Safety issues
INFO1003


of computing.
our society.
INFO1903

BUSS1001
(Liberal Studies).
key learning goal.
BUSS1002
(Liberal Studies).


COMP2007

problem and
core unit to COMP2007.
INFO2110

ISYS2140
Information Systems

INFO2120
Database Systems 1
387

Campus:
INFO3600




for IS stream

ISYS3401
Campus:
INFS2020


CS & IS double stream: BIT single degree students enrolled in the

double stream must also complete INFO3220 Object Oriented Design
as a core unit of study. BIT combined degree students do not have
double stream.


IS stream

INFS3040
BIT single degree students must complete at least 6 crptsFor BIT

single degree students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from
2000-level Mathematics and/or Statistics (we strongly suggest
STAT2012 or STAT2912)

INFO3402

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BIT single degree students must complete at least 18 crptsBIT

combined degree students must complete at least 6 crptsFor single
degree students, at least 12 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220,
INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3406, INFO3504)For combined degree
students, at least 6 crpts must be completed from (INFO3220,
INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3504)



for IS stream
Students in the BIT Pass degree must complete at least 48 credit
points from this list. At least 36 crpts must be completed from
5000-level or above COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study.
COMP5045
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour scheduled small
group class per week, plus 10 hours per week private work. Assumed
knowledge: Students are assumed to have a basic knowledge of the design
and analysis of algorithms and data structures: you should be familiar with
big-Oh notations and simple algorithmic techniques like sorting, binary search,
and balanced search trees. Assessment: Through semester assessment (75%),
In many areas of computer science - robotics, computer graphics,

virtual reality, and geographic information systems are some examples
- it is necessary to store, analyse, and create or manipulate spatial
data. This course deals with the algorithmic aspects of these tasks:
we study techniques and concepts needed for the design and analysis
of geometic algorithms and data structures. Each technique and
concept will be illustrated on the basis of a problem arising in one of
the application areas mentioned above.
COMP5046
Statistical Natural Language Processing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour scheduled
small-group class per week. Prohibitions: COMP4046 Assumed knowledge:
Knowledge of an OO programming language Assessment: Through semester
Note: Practical work will use the Natural Language Toolkit
This unit deals with techniques for the automatic processing of natural
languages (such as English, French, etc) and the engineering of such
software systems. Engineering processes will be described in the
context of methods for creating effective tools for information retrieval
and extraction, question answering, classifying and clustering of the
documents in a large corpora. Processing sub-systems for such tasks
as tokenisation, lexical verification, part-of-speech tagging, parsing
and word sense disambiguation will be described. Particular emphasis
is given to methods that analyse the meaning in texts and the general
application of machine learning methods to these topics. Various
applications of these methods to research in health texts and other
contexts being pursued in the University of Sydney will be explored.

and effectively.
COMP5114
Digital media has become indispensable our heterogeneous computing

and communication environment. This unit provides an overview of
creating, processing, manipulating, and compressing digital media
which mainly include image, audio and video. It introduces principles
and current techniques such as multimedia data acquisition, analysis,
processing and compression and management. It also elaborates
different multimedia coding standards, various multimedia systems
and cutting-edge multimedia applications such as web media.
COMP5116
Design of Networks & Distributed Systems
The unit covers general foundations of communication systems and

a detailed walk through of the implementation of the TCP/IP protocol
stack, which forms the basis of the Internet. The unit also covers the
basic knowledge of how to analyse, design and implement simple
communication protocols.
Objectives: On completion of this unit students will have developed
an understanding of the principles and practice of the layered model
of communications architecture, the TCP/IP protocol stack and its
component protocols, and various common techniques and tools for
protocol analysis and design.
COMP5047
Pervasive Computing
COMP5216
Mobile Computing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3hr integrated lecture and

practical session Prohibitions: NETS4047 Assumed knowledge: Background
in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to
independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical
materials. Ability to conduct a literature search. Ability to write reports of work
done. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%)
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lecures per week; 1 hr

Tutorial per week Assumed knowledge: COMP5214 Software Development
in JAVA, or similar introductory software development units. Assessment:
Campus:
This is an advanced course in HCI, Human Computer Interaction, with

a focus on Pervasive Computing. It introduces the key aspects of HCI
and explores these in terms of the new research towards creating
user interfaces that disappear into the environment and are available
pervasively, for example in homes, workplaces, cars and carried or
work.
COMP5048
Mobile computing is becoming a main stream for many IT applications,

due to the availability of more and more powerful and affordable mobile
devices with rich sensors such as cameras and GPS, which have
already significantly changed many aspects in business, education,
social network, health care, and entertainment in our daily life.
Therefore it has been critical for students to be equipped with sufficient
knowledge of such new computing platform and necessary skills. The
unit aims to provide an in-depth overview of existing and emerging
mobile computing techniques and applications, the eco-system of the
mobile computing platforms, and its key building components. The
unit will also train students with hand-on experiences in developing
mobile applications in a broad range of areas.
COMP5313
Tutorial per week Assumed knowledge: Algorithmic skills (as expected from
any IT graduate). Basic probability knowledge. Assessment: Through semester
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Campus:
The growing connectedness of modern society translates into

simplifying global communication and accelerating spread of news,
information and epidemics. The focus of this unit is on the key
concepts to address the challenges induced by the recent scale shift
of complex networks. In particular, the course will present how scalable
solutions exploiting graph theory, sociology, game theory and
probability tackle the problems of communicating (routing, diffusing,
aggregating) in dynamic and social networks.

COMP5318
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
week Assumed knowledge: COMP5138 Assessment: Through semester
Knowledge discovery is the process of extracting useful knowledge

from data. Data mining is a discipline within knowledge discovery that
seeks to facilitate the exploration and analysis of large quantities of
data, by automatic or semiautomatic means. This subject provides a
practical and technical introduction to knowledge discovery and data
mining.
Objectives: Topics to be covered include problems of data analysis
in databases, discovering patterns in the data, and knowledge
interpretation, extraction and visualisation. Also covered are analysis,
comparison and usage of various types of machine learning techniques
and statistical techniques: clustering, classification, prediction,
estimation, affinity grouping, description and scientific visualisation.
COMP5338
week Assumed knowledge: This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge
of relational database systems as taught in COMP5138 (Relational Database
Management Systems) or INFO2120/2820 (Database Systems 1). The
Extensible Markup Language (XML) in not a pre-requisite as it will be taught in
this unit. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%), Final Exam (60%)
This unit of study gives a comprehensive overview of post-relational

data models and of latest developments in data storage technology.
Particular emphasis is put on spatial, temporal, and NoSQL data
storage. This unit extensively covers the advanced features of
SQL:2008, as well as a few dominant NoSQL storage technologies.
Besides in lectures, the advanced topics will be also studied with
prescribed readings of database research publications.
COMP5347
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2 hour lecture and one
1 hour tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5028. The course
assumes basic knowledge on OO design and UML diagrams. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will focus on technological advances supporting the

development of e-commerce applications and systems. This includes
client and server side development of e-commerce applications. AJAX
is the core client side technology covered in this course. Both server
scripting and server page technology are covered as key server side
technology. It will also examine the emerging trend of web services
and its role in E-commerce systems. This unit aims at providing both
conceptual understanding and hand-on experiences for the
technologies covered.
COMP5348
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COMP5349
Cloud Computing
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hr Lectures per week; 2 hrs
Laboratory per week Assumed knowledge: Good programming skills,
especially in Java for the practical assignment, as well as proficiency in
databases and SQL. The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses
Campus:

companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, Ebay
COMP5416
week Assumed knowledge: COMP5116 OR ELEC3506 Assessment:
Campus:
The unit introduces networking concepts beyond the best effort service
of the core TCP/IP protocol suite. Understanding of the fundamental
issues in building an integrated multi-service network for global Internet
services, taking into account service objectives, application
characteristics and needs and network mechanisms will be discussed.
Enables students to understand the core issues and be aware of
proposed solutions so they can actively follow and participate in the
development of the Internet beyond the basic bit transport service.
COMP5424


COMP5425
Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour lecture and 1
1hour prac per week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5211. Basic Programming
skills and data structure knowledge. Assessment: Through semester
The explosive growth of multimedia data, including text, audio, images

and video, has generated an extremely challenging job in effective
and efficient storing, managing, retrieving and delivering this data
across IT infrastructure. This unit provides students with the most
updated knowledge in order to address these issues, from multimedia
database to multimedia content delivery. The unit content principally
covers multimedia data compression; low-level feature extraction;
high-level semantic description; storage structures and management;
similarity measurement, indexing, and retrieval; security for content
distribution. Various applications will be discussed, including
multimedia Internet search and video streaming.
COMP5426
week. Assumed knowledge: COMP5116 Assessment: Through semester
This unit is intended to introduce and motivate the study of high

performance computer systems. The student will be presented with
the foundational concepts pertaining to the different types and classes
of high performance computers. The student will be exposed to the
description of the technological context of current high performance
computer systems. Students will gain skills in evaluating, experimenting
with, and optimizing the performance of high performance computers.
The unit also provides students with the ability to undertake more
advanced topics and courses on high performance computing.
COMP5427
Laboratory per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (80%),
Usability engineering is the systematic process of designing and

evaluating user interfaces so that they are usable. This means that
people can readily learn to use them efficiently, can later remember
how to use them and find it pleasant to use them. The wide use of
computers in many aspects of people's lives means that usability
engineering is of the utmost importance.
There is a substantial body of knowledge about how to elicit usability
requirements, identify the tasks that a system needs to support, design
interfaces and then evaluate them. This makes for systematic ways
to go about the creation and evaluation of interfaces to be usable for
the target users, where this may include people with special needs.
The field is extremely dynamic with the fast emergence of new ways
to interact, ranging from conventional WIMP interfaces, to touch and
gesture interaction, and involving mobile, portable, embedded and
desktop computers.
This unit will enable students to learn the fundamental concepts,
methods and techniques of usability engineering. Students will practice
these in small classroom activities. They will then draw them together
to complete a major usability evaluation assignment in which they will
design the usability testing process, recruit participants, conduct the
evaluation study, analyse these and report the results.
COMP5456
INFO5010
IT Advanced Topic A
scheduled small-group class per week. Prerequisites: Permission of Head of
School Prohibitions: INFO4010 Assumed knowledge: Good programming
skills, especially in Java for the practical assignment, as well as proficiency in
databases and SQL. Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final

companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Force.com, Ebay
INFO5011
IT Advanced Topic B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2, Winter Main Classes:
One 2 hour scheduled small-group class per week. Prerequisites: Permission
of Head of School Prohibitions: INFO4011 Assessment: Practical and written
assignments (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This unit will cover some topic of active and cutting-edge research
within IT; the content of this unit may be varied depending on special
opportunities such as a distinguished researcher visiting the University.
INFO5060
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
Credit points: 6 Session: Summer Early Classes: 12 hrs Lectures oer session;
6hrs Tutorial per session; 18hrs Laboratory per session Assumed knowledge:
The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such
as COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. Assessment: Through
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session
assessment
(65%),
Final
Exam
(35%)
Campus:
The frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically.
High performing enterprises are now building their competitive
strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive
business results. This course provides an overview of Business
Intelligence (BI) concepts, technologies and practices, and then
focuses on the application of BI through a team based project
simulation that will allow students to have practical experience in
building a BI solution based on a real world case study.
INFO5301
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs of lecture, 1 hr of lab/tut
per week Assumed knowledge: This unit of study assumes foundational
knowledge of Information systems management. Two year IT industry exposure
and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit of study gives a broad view of the management aspects of

information security. We emphasise corporate governance for
information security, organisational structures within which information
security is managed, risk assessment, and control structures. Planning
for security, and regulatory issues, are also addressed.
INFO5991
Services Science Management and Eng
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1 :
Weekly, Session 2 : Weekly or Block mode Assumed knowledge: INFO5990
Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering,
information technology, information systems or business. Assessment: Through
Campus:
The service sector plays a dominant and growing role in economic

growth and employment in most parts of the world and information
technology (IT) is a key enabler of this. Services Science, Management
and Engineering (SSME) takes a multi-disciplinary approach to
services as socio-technical systems. This unit of study offers IT
professionals an understanding of the role of IT-centric services in a
social, economic and business context as well as knowledge of the
principles of their design, engineering and management in a
service-oriented computing framework. Delivery of the unit is driven
by a critical approach to the literature and live case studies presented
by industry professionals. The unit's learning outcomes are driven by
stated industry needs.
INFO5992
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lecture &
1hr Tutorial per week. Prohibitions: PMGT5875 Assumed knowledge:
INFO5990. Students are expected to be fluent in English and capable of
participating in group discussions, and capable of producing an individually
written paper of 5-9 pages (double spaced) of high quality and clarity. Although
some work experience is ideal in adding value to the case discussions, allowing
students to pull from their personal experiences, those students with no work
experience will be expected to do appropriate research on the discussion topics
in order to contribute. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
Note: A variety of learning situations will be employed during the unit of study,
including lectures, recommended reading, a few short exercises during class,
and discussions of cases. To benefit fully from this unit it is necessary to
participate fully in all aspects of the unit of study.
An essential skill for an IT manager is the ability to keep up-to-date

with emerging technologies, and be able to evaluate the significance
of these technologies to their organisation's business activities. This
unit of study is based around a study of current technologies and the
influence of these technologies on business strategies. Important
trends in innovation in IT are identified and their implications for
innovation management explored. Major topics include: drivers of
innovation; the trend to open information ("open source") rather than
protected intellectual property; and distribution of innovation over
many independent but collaborating actors. On completion of this unit,
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students will be able to identify and analyse an emerging technology

and write a detailed evaluation of the impact of this technology on
existing business practices.
INFO6010
Advanced Topics in IT Project Management
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2, Summer Late Classes: 2 hours lectures,
1 hour tutorial, 1 hour e-Learning per week Prerequisites: INFO6007. OR 3-5
years working experience in IT Project Management Assumed knowledge:
Students are assumed to understand the role of IT projects. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will explore the limitations of IT project management and the
most promising techniques to overcome project failure. It will start by
reviewing case study research showing we have reached the limits
of traditional IT project management practice. The theoretical base
will be completed by exploring the finding that senior management
have more impact on success than traditional approaches.
Participants will be introduced to and learn to apply the most promising
tools and techniques needed to govern IT projects. The topics
reviewed will include:
1)strategy,
2)organisational change,
3)project sponsorship,
4)programme management,
5)performance measurement,
6)culture
7)portfolio management.
8)Relevant Australian and International Standards on IT/Project
Governance and new industry methodologies around portfolio,
programme and change management will be reviewed.
INFO6012
Information Technology Strategy & Value
Credit points: 6
Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 3hr
Lecture/tutorial/seminar session per week. Prerequisites: Special permission
by the School of IT Assumed knowledge: COMP5206 Introduction to
Information Systems Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
The increasingly strategic role of IT in organisations is widely

recognised. This unit of study is designed to provide a comprehensive
introduction to strategic aspects of IT as they impact on business
value. Such a perspective is critical for IT professionals in both IT
producer and user organisations from the level of Chief Information
Officer to managers as well as technical specialists. Deep
understanding of IT strategy formulation and implementation and
ensuring its alignment with the organisation's strategic directions is
important for successfully managing the major changes that the IT
function has undergone in recent years.
Topics covered will include technology forecasting and assessment
of IT impacts, achieving sustainable competitive through IT,
relationship between IT strategy and value, IT strategy formulation
and implementation, evaluation of strategic investments in IT, IT
portfolio management, IT souring and open innovation, and dynamics
of IT strategy and game theory. It will explore IT-related strategic
decision making at the different organisational levels and the concept
of strategic congruence. This unit will provide students with models,
tools, and techniques to evaluate an organisation's IT strategic
position, and hence to help make appropriate strategic choices.
ISYS5070
Credit points: 6 Session: Winter Main Classes: 18hrs of Lectures per session;
18hrs of Tutorials per session. Assumed knowledge: The unit is expected to
be taken after the following related units INFO6007 Project Managemnet in IT
and COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit of study presents the leading edge of research and practice
in change management and focuses on theories, frameworks and
perspectives that can guide your work as a change agent in the IT
industries. The unit will cover a range of approaches, methods,
interventions and tools that can be used to successfully manage
change projects that relate to the implementation of new technologies.
The globalisation of markets and industries, accelerating technological
innovations and the need of companies to remain at the forefront of
technological developments in an increasingly competitive, globalised
industry have resulted in a significant increase in the speed,
magnitude, and unpredictability of technological and organisational
change over the last decades. Companies who have the competencies
required to navigate change and overcome the inevitable obstacles
to success gain a much-needed competitive edge in the marketplace.
Increased globalization, economic rationalism, environmental dynamics
and technological changes mean that companies, more than ever
before, need to be highly flexible and adaptable to survive and thrive.
Yet, a large percentage of IT projects fail to achieve the intended
objectives, go over time or over budget. The capability to successfully
manage organisational and technological change has become a core
competency for IT professionals, business leaders and project
managers.
This unit has been specifically developed for IT professionals, project
managers, and senior managers to equip them with the knowledge
and tools needed to ensure that IT projects remain on track to
achieving the intended objectives on time and on budget. The course
presents the key theories, concepts and findings in the context of
academic research and change management practice. The objective
is to allow participants to critically assess academic theories and
methodological practice and devise interventions and actions that
allow the successful management of IT initiatives.
ELEC5508
hour tutorial per week. Assumed knowledge: Basic knowledge in probability
and statistics, analog and digital communications, error probability calculation
in communications channels, and telecommunications network. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit will introduce the key ideas in modern wireless

telecommunications networks. It will address both physical layer issues
such as propagation and modulation, plus network layer issues such
as capacity, radio resource management and mobility management
issues.
The following topics are covered. Mobile radio channel: Multipath
fading, diversity, log-normal fading, mean propagation loss,
propagation models. Cellular technologies: Cell types, coverage,
frequency reuse, spectral efficiency, link budget, power budget, traffic
capacity. Omnidirectional and sectorised antennas. Handover,
interaction with the fixed network. Microcells and macrocells, Medium
access control: Near-far effect and the hidden terminal problem.
Multiple access schemes: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA. Aloha and s-Aloha,
carrier sense multiple access, reservation-based MAC schemes,
polling, spread-aloha multiple access. GSM: System architecture,
radio resource management, mobility management, connection
management.
Third generation systems: WCDMA and cdma2000. Wireless LANs:
IEEE802.11, Hiperlan, Bluetooth. Convergence: GSM evolution to
data services via GPRS and EDGE. Issues with TCP over wireless.
Mobility management in MobileIP.
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours of lecture and a 2
hours tutorial/project meeting per week. Assumed knowledge: Basically,
students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile
communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study:
ELEC3505 Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet,
or similar units. If you are not sure, please contact the instructor. Assessment:
Campus:
This unit of study serves as an introduction to communications network

research. The unit relies on a solid understanding of data
communications and mobile networks. It introduces some of the
currently most debated research topics in mobile networking and
presents an overview of different technical solutions. Students are
expected to critically evaluate these solutions in their context and
produce an objective analysis of the advantages/disadvantages of
the different research proposals. The general areas covered are
wireless Internet, mobility management, quality of service in mobile
and IP networks, ad hoc networks, and cellular network architectures.
The following topics are covered. Introduction to wireless and mobile
Internet. Wireless cellular data networks. Cellular mobile networks.
Mobile networks of the future. Quality of service in a mobile
environment. Traffic modelling for wireless Internet. Traffic
management for wireless Internet. Mobility management in mobile
networks. Transport protocols for mobile networks. Internet protocols
for mobile networks.
ELEC5514

systems field.
systems platforms.
embedded systems.
systems problems.
projects.
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
automation.
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case studies.
ELEC5616
of tutorial and 2 hours labs per week. Assumed knowledge: A programming
language, basic maths. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%),
This unit examines the basic cryptographic building blocks of security,

working through to their applications in authentication, key exchange,
secret and public key encryption, digital signatures, protocols and
systems. It then considers these applications in the real world,
including models for integrity, authentication, electronic cash, viruses,
firewalls, electronic voting, risk assessment, secure web browsers
and electronic warfare. Practical cryptosystems are analysed with
regard to the assumptions with which they were designed, their
limitations, failure modes and ultimately why most end up broken.
ELEC5618
Campus:
ELEC5619
Campus:

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studied.
ELEC5620
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours lectures, 1 hour of
tutorial and 2 hours of lab/project work in class per week. Assumed knowledge:
A programming language, basic maths Assessment: Through semester
Model-Based Software Engineering focuses on modern software

engineering methods, technologies, and processes used in
professional development projects. It covers both the pragmatic
engineering elements and the underlying theory of the model-based
approach to the analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance
of complex software-intensive systems. Students will participate in a
group project, which will entail developing and/or evolving a software
system, following a full development cycle from requirements
specification through to implementation and testing using up-to-date
industrial development tools and processes. At the end of the course
they will provide a presentation and demonstration of their project
work to the class. There is no formal teaching of a programming
language in this unit, although students will be expected to
demonstrate through their project work their general software
engineering and architectural skills as well as their mastery of
model-based methods and technologies. Students successfully
completing this unit will have a strong practical and theoretical
understanding of the modern software development cycle as applied
in industrial settings. In particular, they will be familiar with the latest
model-based software engineering approaches necessary for
successfully dealing with today's highly complex and challenging
software systems. The pedagogic grounds for this course and its focus
on model-based approaches are to arm new software engineers with
skills and perspectives that extend beyond the level of basic
programming. Such skills are essential to success in software
development nowadays, and are in great demand but very low supply.
The dearth of such expertise is one of the key reasons behind the
alarmingly high failure rate of industrial software projects (currently
estimated at being greater than 40%).Therefore, this unit complements
SQE and strengthens a key area in the program.

The BIT may be awarded as an Honours degree. Students may enrol
in the Honours course after completion of 144 credit points, if they
meet the specified entry conditions.All students in BIT(Honours) must
complete the following 24 credit points oAll students in BIT(Honours)
must complete the following 24 credit points of corerequirements plus
24 credit points from the fourth year recommended elective list of their
respective stream. These core units are only available to students
enrolled in Honours degrees, those in Research Higher degrees, or
those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework degreesf
core requirements plus 24 credit points from the fourth year selected
core list of their respective stream. These units are only available to
students enrolled in Honours degrees, those in Research Higher
degrees, or those in the Research track in postgraduate coursework
degrees. In addition to the core units students must also complete 24
credit points of elective units of study, please refer to the Fourth year
selected core units listed in this table.

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INFO4992

INFO4999
INFO5993
IT Research Methods

For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Information Technology
( C o m p u t e r
S c i e n c e )
v i s i t
For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Information Technology
( I n fo r m a t i o n
S y s t e m s )
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Project management is becoming a highly regarded discipline in its own right. On-the-job training alone can no longer meet the needs of
organisations or provide the fundamental project management skills required in todays dynamic and complex environment. Project managers
help organisations deliver new products, services and infrastructure. They manage and implement new systems and processes and they effect
change within organisations.
This degree is unlike any other project management degree in Australia. Based on a complex systems approach, it uses multidisciplinary theories
and methods to investigate a particular phenomenon from a holistic viewpoint. The program covers the fundamentals of project management in
an industry context, and will provide you with fundamental project management skills that can be applied across any industry.
Core subjects include project management, project finance, complex project coordination, analytics, statistics, risk management, organisational
behaviour and psychology. These subjects are integrated with units of study from your chosen stream from the start of your studies. This degree
is also an ideal complement to the Bachelor of Engineering and is offered as a combined degree.
Career opportunities are varied as project management skills are transferable across industries. Graduates will be highly sought after and could
work in professional and management roles in property development, construction, mining, IT, banking and finance, state or federal government
or in consultancy roles in the engineering, water, health or energy sector. Project management skills and methodologies can be applied to a
variety of situations, including disease and disaster recovery scenarios where an innovative and dynamic approach is required.
The Bachelor of Project Management is offered in three streams:
The Built Environment stream typically focuses on the Architectural field.

The stream of Civil Engineering Science typically focuses on the civil engineering field.
Software Engineering Science focuses on the application of learning to the Computer and IT industry.
For a standard enrolment plans for the various Project Management streams visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Bachelor of Engineering and Project Management
Course Overview
This combined degree provides students with the opportunity to develop both the technical expertise required in the engineering stream of their
choice and the project management expertise to manage large projects. Many of the Bachelor of Engineering specialisations can be combined
with the Bachelor of Project Management. Core project management subjects include project finance, project management, complex project
coordination, analytics, statistics, risk management, organisational behaviour and psychology.
The Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Project Management is available in the following Engineering streams:
Aeronautical (Space) Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical (Biomedical) Engineering
Mechanical (Space) Engineering
Mechatronic (Space) Engineering
Electrical (Power) Engineering
Course Requirements
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering and Project Management, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points,
comprising:
1.
2.
3.
the units of study specified for the relevant stream of Engineering and
any additional elective units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the requirements of the degree.
For a standard enrolment plan for the various Project Management streams visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project Management

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Project Management are required to gain credit for the Project Management core units of
study set out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 96 credit points in Project Management shall be gained by
completing additional elective units of study, as recommended by the School.
Core units of study

First Year
MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1850
Semester 1
ENGG1801
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision
Making
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ECOF1005
Semester 1
This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor Semester 2
of Commerce degrees.
Semester 2
Summer Main
Second Year
ENGG2850
Introduction to Project Finance
N CIVL3812
Semester 1
ENGG2851
Data Analytics for Project
Management
P ENGG1850 AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1901) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND

(MATH1003 OR MATH1903) AND (MATH1005 or MATH1905)
Semester 1
ENGG2852
Project Based Organisational
Behaviour
P ENGG1850 AND PSYC1002
Semester 2
ENGG2855
Project Quality Management
P ENGG1850
Semester 2
ENGG3853
Project Risk Mgnt Tools &
Techniques
P ENGG2851.
N CIVL4810
Semester 1
PMGT3858
Complex Project Coordination
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2852.

Semester 1
Students are expected to have an good understanding of the standard project management
methodologies, yet are willing to learn new theoretical and practical approaches to complex
project management. The theoretical approach will stem from the complex adaptive systems
theory. The practical and analytical approaches will use social network theory in analysing the
coordination mechanisms. Students are expected to read about both: Complex systems and
social networks.
ENGG3854
Negotiating and Contracting
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850 AND ENGG2852.

N CIVL3813
Semester 2
PMGT3855
Project Variance and Analysis
P ENGG2851
Semester 2
Third Year
Honours Year
The following units of study will be available for students wishing to enter the BPM Honours program in 2015.
PMGT4850: Project Management Honours Project A
PMGT4851: Project Management Honours Project B
Select 24 cp from the following list of electives:
PMGT5875
Project Innovation Management
PMGT5876
Strategic Delivery of Change
Semester 1
Semester 2
N WORK6026
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session
PMGT5879
Strategic Portfolio & Program
Management
Semester 1
Semester 2
PMGT5886
System Dynamics Modelling for PM
Semester 2
PMGT5893
Statistical Methods in PM
Semester 1
PMGT6867
Quantitative Methods: Project
Management
A Expect the basic understanding of the organisational context of projects and limited
experience of working in a project team. Also, familiarity of different quantitative methods
applied in the context of different project environments.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the Intermediate and Senior units
of the above program to be eligible for entry to Honours.
2. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements will be as prescribed
by the Faculty.

In addition to the core units in the above table, students will need to complete 12 credit points of electives to gain a total of 96 credit points as required for the
degree. The following list are recommend units.
PMGT2854
Implementing Concurrent Projects
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
Semester 2
PMGT3856
Sustainable Project Management
Semester 1
PMGT3857
Semester 2
Alternative elective units may be taken with approval of the Head of School.
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Bachelor of Engineering and

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor
of Project Management are required to gain credit for the Project
Management core units of study set out below. Any additional credit
necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 96 credit
points in Project Management shall be gained by completing additional
elective units of study, as recommended by the School.
Core units of study

First Year
MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
ENGG1850
Campus:

organisations.
ENGG1801
Campus:

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highlighted.
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision Making
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x 2hr lecture
and 1x 1hr tutorial per week Prohibitions: ECOF1005 Assessment: written
assignment (15%), on-line quizzes (10%), mid-semester exam (20%), and final
exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Note: This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and
combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees.
Economics underlies all business decisions, from pricing, to product

development, to negotiations, to understanding the general economic
environment. This unit provides an introduction to economic analysis
with a particular focus on concepts and applications relevant to
business. This unit addresses how individual consumers and firms
make decisions and how they interact in markets. It also introduces
a framework for understanding and analysing the broader economic
and public policy environment in which a business competes. This
unit provides a rigorous platform for further study and a major in
economics as well as providing valuable tools of analysis that
complement a student's general business training, regardless of their
area of specialisation.
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Caleb Owens Session: Semester
2, Summer Main Classes: Three 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per
week, plus 1 hour per week of additional web-based (self-paced) material related
to the tutorial. Assessment: One 2.5 hour exam, one 1250 word research
report, multiple tutorial tests, experimental participation (100%) Campus:
Psychology 1002 is a further general introduction to the main topics

and methods of psychology, and it is the basis for advanced work as
well as being of use to those not proceeding with the subject.
Psychology 1002 covers the following areas: human mental abilities;
learning, motivation and emotion; visual perception; cognitive
processes; abnormal psychology.
This unit is also offered in the Sydney Summer School. For more
information consult the web site:
http://sydney.edu.au/summer_school/
Textbooks
Course Coordinator will advise
Second Year
ENGG2850
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hrs Lectures per week, 2hrs
Tutorial/Laboratory per week. Prohibitions: CIVL3812 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This is a theory and case study based UoS providing students with a
unified approach to the analysis of project value, supported by explicit
methods for ranking and selection of projects on the basis of returns
and sensitivity. The UoS uses "Project Finance" as a vehicle for
descibing the fundamentals of project management financing and
contrasts it with "Direct Financing", a more traditional approach to
funding projects.
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ENGG2851
Data Analytics for Project Management
Tutorials/Laboratories per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND (MATH1001
OR MATH1901) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR
MATH1903) AND (MATH1005 or MATH1905) Assessment: Through semester
Project Management Data analytics (DA) provides extensive coverage

related to examining raw data with the purpose of drawing conclusions
about that information. It is used in many industries to allow companies
and organization to make better business decisions and in the sciences
to verify or disprove existing models or theories. Here, we focus our
effort on providing in-depth knowledge and skills to students focusing
on inference, process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what
is already known by the project manager.
ENGG2852
Project Based Organisational Behaviour
Tutorials/Laboratories per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND PSYC1002
Project based organisational behaviour focuses on human behaviour

in organisational and project based context, with a focus on individual
and group processes and actions. It involves an exploration of
organisational and managerial processes in the dynamic context of
organisation and is primarily concerned with human implications of
project based activity. In this UOS, we offer a succinct, lively and
robust introduction to the subject of organizational behaviour. It aims
to encourage critical examination of the theory of organisational
behaviour whilst also enabling students to interpret and deal with real
organisational problems in project management and combines relative
brevity with thorough coverage and plentiful real-world examples.
ENGG2855
Tutorials/Labs per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 Assessment: Through
Project Quality Management offers a specific, succinct, step-by-step

project quality management process. It offers an immediate hands-on
capability to improve project implementation and customer satisfaction
in any project domain and will help maintain cost and schedule
constraints to ensure a quality project. This UOS introduces tools and
techniques that implement the general methods defined in A Guide
to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Third Edition (PMBOK)
published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and augment
those methods with more detailed, hands-on procedures that have
been proven through actual practice. This UOS is aimed at providing
students an explicit step-by-step quality management process, along
with a coherent set of quality tools organised and explained according
to their application within this process that can be applied immediately
in any project context. It further introduces a Wheel of Quality that
codifies in one complete image the contributing elements of
contemporary quality management. It also help in understanding the
process for establishing a new quality tool, the pillar diagram, that
provides a needed capability to identify root causes of undesirable
effects.
Third Year
ENGG3853
Project Risk Mgnt Tools & Techniques
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr lectures per week; 1hr
tutorial per week. Prerequisites: ENGG2851. Prohibitions: CIVL4810
Campus:
Project risk management is considered to one of the most vital of the

nine content areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK) as also developed by ISO/IEC 31010 (The International
Organization for Standardization and The International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)): Risk management - Risk assessment techniques.
Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose significant
technological and sociological challenges, and suffer from a lack of
adequate resources and understanding of the risks involved at varying
scales and different times. This UOS covers most relevant tools and
techniques for identifying and managing project risk from a theoretical
and practical perspective so that possibility of failure in critical projects
can be minimised - e.g. through failure mode and effect analysis
(FMEA). It offers students a step by step systematic approach through
every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible
risks involved at every stage in the process. Drawing on real-world
situations and examples, this UOS outlines proven methods,
demonstrating key ideas for project risk planning and showing how
to use system-level risk assessment tools. It further offers guidance
related to analysis aspects such as available resources, project scope,
and scheduling, and also explores the growing area of Enterprise Risk
Management.
PMGT3858
Tutorial per week; 1 hr Laboratory per week Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND
ENGG2852. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam
Note: Students are expected to have an good understanding of the standard
project management methodologies, yet are willing to learn new theoretical and
practical approaches to complex project management. The theoretical approach
will stem from the complex adaptive systems theory. The practical and analytical
approaches will use social network theory in analysing the coordination
mechanisms. Students are expected to read about both: Complex systems and
social networks.
In a complex and intertwined world, dependencies are exponentially

increasing for any task. Management practices are also changing to
reflect these complexities. You can no longer consider that each
project has a predefined standard set of tasks and deliverables. Most
of the large projects these days are interdepend and multi-discipline
which require new ways of theoretically approaching them as well as
tools to analyse them as a necessary prerequisite to manage. So
being a successful project manager in future means that you won't
be satisfied with existing standard tools so as to use those to
coordinate complex projects. Most probably those tools will fail. In the
near future, project managers are expected to be innovators in the
way they approach project understanding, analysis and management.
This UOS will open new ways for looking at complex projects where
you will be a leading the stakeholders to look at the project from a
new view: complex systems view. This will help you to analyse the
project's complex interdependencies and use new methods to manage
them, which will lead to project's success.
ENGG3854
tutorial per week; 1 hr lab per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
AND ENGG2852. Prohibitions: CIVL3813 Assessment: Through semester
assessment (50%), FInal Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
In this UOS, we draw on examples on project negotiation and

contracting from "real-life" business situations and provide practical
information on what to do and what not to do. Student would be
exposed to the complexity involved in negotiation and contracting
from initiation to formalization of final form of contract which is agreed
upon and executed by all parties. Students will be taught how to
understand each party's interests and then working towards reaching
a common goal. In particular, dealing with complex characters including
situations will be covered.
We will provide a basic understanding of commercial contracts and
all their ramifications every step of the way. This UOS also explains
the basics of commercial contract law, highlights how to spot potential

issues before they become a problem and then how to work with a
lawyer more effectively if things go wrong which is intended for
corporate managers rather than lawyers. This UOS further contains
coverage on forming contracts, restitution, contract interpretation,
modification and dispute resolution. We also discuss remedies,
performance, and third-party beneficiaries.
PMGT3855
Tutorial per week; 1 hr Laboratory per week Prerequisites: ENGG2851
Project variance analysis uniquely shows project managers how to

effectively integrate technical, schedule, and cost objectives by
improving earned value management (EVM) practices. Providing
innovative guidelines, methods, examples, and templates consistent
with capability models and standards, this UOS approaches EVM
from a practical level with understandable techniques that are
applicable to the management of any project. It also explains how to
incorporate EVM with key systems engineering, software engineering,
and project management processes such as establishing the technical
or quality baseline, requirements management, using product metrics,
and meeting success criteria for technical reviews. Detailed information
is included on linking product requirements, project work products,
the project plan, and the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB),
as well as correlating technical performance measures (TPM) with
EVM.
Honours Year
The following units of study will be available for students wishing to
enter the BPM Honours program in 2015.PMGT4850: Project
Management Honours Project APMGT4851: Project Management
Honours Project BSelect 24 cp from the following list of electives:
PMGT5875
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1 : Block
mode ; Session 2: Online Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line
This course focus on the impact of innovation into the project

management practice. Important trends in innovation in project
organisation, management and delivery are identified and their
implications for project management explored. Major topics include:
trends, such as ``open source``model rather than protected intellectual
property innovation structure; impact of the open innovation structure
on organisational project management; improved understanding of
the client requirements and achievement of quality goals through tools
and methodologies based on an user driven approach; distribution of
innovation over many independent but collaborating actors; and the
importance of diverse thinking toolkits(for example: design thinking,
systems thinking, integrative thinking, and hybrid thinking) that
empower users to innovate for themselves.
PMGT5876
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1: Block
Mode; Session 2: Online Prohibitions: WORK6026 Assessment: Through
delivery: On-line
Welcome to PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change. This course is

designed to foster and promote critical thinking and the application of
good theory to inform good practice in the strategic delivery of
organisational change. The philosophy underpinning this course is
design thinking. You will learn quite a bit about this idea over the
duration of the course, and why it is increasingly important to change
management. The course develops capabilities that will differentiate
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you from the average project manager and change agent, and which
are in high demand in forward thinking organisations.
PMGT5879
Strategic Portfolio & Program Management
Mode; Session 2: On-line Assessment: Through semester assessments (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
This unit specifically addresses the selection and prioritisation of

multiple programmes and projects which have been grouped to support
an organisation's strategic portfolio.
The allocation of programmes of work within a multi-project
environment, governing, controlling and supporting the organisation's
strategy, are considered. The aim is to formulate and manage the
delivery of the portfolio of strategies using programme management.
Students will learn and practice the issues to be considered in selecting
an effective organisation portfolio and how to implement a Portfolio
Management Framework. Also they will encounter the many conflicting
issues facing Program Managers as they seek to implement
organisation strategy through programs and learn how to balance
these to obtain desired outcomes.
PMGT5886
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Session 2 : 3hrs per week evening Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%)
(lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening
Students should achieve an understanding of the roles of statistical

methods, coordinate transformations, and mathematical analysis in
mapping complex, unpredictable dynamical systems. Systems Thinking
is a more natural and better way to think, learn, act, and achieve
desired results. Effectively implemented, it can dramatically improve
a manager`s effectiveness in today`s complex and interconnected
business world. This course provides managers with many practical
new Systems Thinking tools and the main concepts of Systems
Thinking to enhance individual, team, and organizational learning,
change, and performance.
PMGT5893
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3hrs Weekly (evening)
Aims: Students should achieve an understanding of the applications

of statistical methods in project environments.
Objectives: Students should be able to:
- Conduct hypothesis test and draw conclusions;
- Apply regression analysis to examine relationships between variables;
- Explain the relationships between variables;
- Describe the distributions of variables;
- Draw conclusions based on results observed in a sample;
- Discuss the application of statistical model for project selection;
- Appl the statistical techniques learned to a range of different "real
world" situations;
- Apply R in analyzing and evaluating statisitcal information.
By the end of this unit of study, students should be able to:
- Discuss the applications of statistical methods;
- Evaluate a project situation based on statistical results; and
- Apply simple statistical methods to problem-solving in project
management.
PMGT6867
Quantitative Methods: Project Management
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1: 3
hours per week (evening); Session 2: 3 hours per week (evening) & on-line
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Assumed knowledge: Expect the basic understanding of the organisational

context of projects and limited experience of working in a project team. Also,
familiarity of different quantitative methods applied in the context of different
project environments. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening
Methods studied in this unit are used in a wide range of project

management tasks and problems. The unit explains why and where
particular methods are used and provides examples and opportunities
to apply these methods in practice. This UoS will also facilitate the
understanding of the mechanics of these methods and their underlying
theory.
Notes
1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students
are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the
Intermediate and Senior units of the above program to be eligible for
entry to Honours.2. For core units of study offered by other than the
Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and
corequisite requirements will be as prescribed by the Faculty.3. Most
Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of
study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by equivalent
advanced level units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as
required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering
doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant
department before enrolling.
Project Management
Recommended Electives
In addition to the core units in the above table, students will need to
complete 12 credit points of electives to gain a total of 96 credit points
as required for the degree. The following list are recommend units.
PMGT2854
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs lectures per week, 2hrs
tutorial/laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
Assessment: THrough semester assessment (100%)
Campus:
What is concurrent engineering? What are the different components?

Why do we need to get products to market fast? What really matters?
Starting with a vision, creating great teams that work and creating
processes that work effectively around the teams. Teams need to
complement processes, and processes need to complement teams.
Individuals and teams also evolve processes. In fact great systems
are those that can evolve and adapt without a centralised
management. The artist that creates a great system is the one that
can make a sustainable design.
PMGT3856
Sustainable Project Management
Tutorial per week Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
The concepts of sustainability and corporate responsibility are gaining

importance in our globalised economy. They have been increasingly
influencing business and project objectives and it is becoming
imperative that they are incorporated into the practice of project
management.
This unit of study embraces this new reality by providing students with
an expanded understanding of value creation and how this is delivered
through projects. The emphasis is on using projects to deliver value
in terms of economic capital whilst also developing social capital and
preserving natural capital. These will be underpinned by an
appreciation of the standards, principles and frameworks that exist,

both in Australia and internationally, to govern the preservation of the
environment and increase the development of social capital.
Case studies will be used to create learning processes as students
consider and confront the dilemmas that project managers face as
they strive to deliver shareholder value via fiscal project objectives as
well as face increasing pressure to deliver to reduce environmental
impacts. Cases discussed in this UOS will allow students to explore
both the opportunities and pitfalls companies and non-government
organisations face in targeting sustainability issues and how their
values and core assumptions impact their business strategies.
Concepts such as corporate responsibility, the triple bottom line, the
business case for sustainability, supply chain management and
responsible purchasing and knowledge management will be discussed
and students will consider how these influence project delivery.
PMGT3857
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Lec per week; 1hr Tut
per week; 1hr Lab per week Assessment: Through semester assessment
(60%); Final Exam (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery:
This UOS provides specific guidelines for achieving greater

international project success. It addresses the need for modern
techniques in project management geared and suited to international
projects. It provides opportunity to students to have orientation towards
lessons learned from failures and problems in international projects,
and suggest alternative solutions for project issues. The critical
success factors for managing international projects together with
management issues related to vendors and outsourcing across
national boundaries are also discussed. It further deals with managing
businesses effectively address cross- cultural, social, and political
issues.
Alternative elective units may be taken with approval of the Head of
School.
For a standard enrolment plans for the various Project Management
streams visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Course Overview
The Bachelor of Project Management uses multidisciplinary theories and methods to investigate a particular phenomenon from a holistic viewpoint.
The program covers the fundamentals of project management in an industry context, and will provide you with fundamental project management
skills that can be applied across any industry.
Core subject areas include project management, project finance, complex project coordination, analytics, statistics, risk management, organisational
behaviour and psychology. These subjects are integrated with units of study from your chosen stream from the start of your studies.
The Bachelor of Project Management is offered in three streams:
The Built Environment stream typically focuses on the Architectural field.

The stream of Civil Engineering Science typically focuses on the civil engineering field.
Software Engineering Science focuses on the application of learning to the Computer and IT industry.
Course Requirements
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Project Management, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points, comprising:
1.
2.
3.
the units of study specified for the relevant stream of the degree and
any additional elective units
For a standard enrolment plan for the various Project Management streams visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Unit of Study Table
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are required to gain credit points for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit
necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 144 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective units of study, as recommended
by the School (as set out below).
Students in BPM must complete the requirements of one of the three streams; Civil Engineering Science; Built Environment; Software. Requirements for each
stream are shown below.
Core units of study

MATH1001

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra

Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003

MATH1111
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
A HSC Mathematics
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1850
Semester 1
ENGG1801
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision
Making
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002
Semester 1
Summer Late
N ECOF1005
Semester 1
This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor Semester 2
of Commerce degrees.
Semester 2
Summer Main

ENGG1800
Stream A
Semester 1
ENGG1802
Semester 2
Summer Main
Winter Main

DAAE2001
20th Century Australian Architecture
Semester 2
DAAE2002
Architecture, Place and Society
Semester 1
INFO1103
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
ENGG2850
N CIVL3812
Semester 1
ENGG2851
Data Analytics for Project
Management
P ENGG1850 AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1901) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND

(MATH1003 OR MATH1903) AND (MATH1005 or MATH1905)
Semester 1
ENGG2852
Project Based Organisational
Behaviour
P ENGG1850 AND PSYC1002
Semester 2
ENGG2855
P ENGG1850
Semester 2
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Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

CIVL2201
N AMME2301
CIVL2230
Design

DESP1001
Introductory Urban Design and
Planning
Semester 2
DESC9014
Building Construction Technology
Semester 1

INFO2120
Database Systems 1

Semester 1
INFO2110
Semester 2
ENGG3853
Project Risk Mgnt Tools &
Techniques
P ENGG2851.
N CIVL4810
Semester 1
ENGG3854
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850 AND ENGG2852.

N CIVL3813
Semester 2
PMGT3850
Project Management Capstone
Project A
P 30 credits of 2nd year units of study

Semester 1
It is expected that the project will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the Semester 2
of the course coordinator and School`s Director of Learning & Teaching and will only be allowed
it with the the course coordinator at least one semester before they intend to start.
PMGT3851
Project Management Capstone
Project B
P 30 credits of 2nd year units of study
Semester 1
Semester 2
PMGT3855
P ENGG2851
Semester 2
PMGT3858
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2852.

Semester 1
Students are expected to have an good understanding of the standard project management
methodologies, yet are willing to learn new theoretical and practical approaches to complex
project management. The theoretical approach will stem from the complex adaptive systems
theory. The practical and analytical approaches will use social network theory in analysing the
coordination mechanisms. Students are expected to read about both: Complex systems and
social networks.
Third Year: Civil Engineering Science stream

CIVL2810
Surveying

Semester 1
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics

CIVL2611
Semester 2
solutions.
Select one of the following units

DESC9074
Project Management
DESC9151
Introduction to Building Services
412
Semester 2
Students with the relevant building services background may appy for a waiver.
Semester 1
Unit of Study Table
Unit of study
Credit
points
Session

ELEC3609
P INFO1103, INFO2110, (INFO2120 or INFO2820)

N EBUS4001
Semester 2
ELEC3610
E-Business Analysis and Design
N EBUS3003
Semester 1
Honours Year
The following units of study will be available for student wishing to enter the BPM Honours program in 2015
PMGT4850: Project Management Honours Project A
PMGT4851: Project Management Honours Project B
Select 24 cp from the following list of electives.
PMGT5875
Semester 1
Semester 2
PMGT5876
PMGT5879
Strategic Portfolio & Program
Management
Semester 1
Semester 2
PMGT5886
Semester 2
PMGT5893
Semester 1
PMGT6867
Quantitative Methods: Project
Management
A Expect the basic understanding of the organisational context of projects and limited
experience of working in a project team. Also, familiarity of different quantitative methods
applied in the context of different project environments.
Semester 1
Semester 2
N WORK6026
Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the Intermediate and Senior units
of the above program to be eligible for entry to Honours.
2. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements will be as prescribed
by the faculty.
3. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are expected to complete all the core units of study listed above. They are also required to gain
additional 12 credit points from a choice of free elective units offered by the University of Sydney.

In addition to the core units in the above table students will need to complete electives to gain a total of 144 credit points as required for the degree. The following
list are recommend units.
PMGT2854
P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
Semester 2
Alternative elective units may be taken with approval of the Head of School.
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Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are
required to gain credit points for the core units of study set out below.
Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of
not less than 144 credit points shall be gained by completing additional
elective units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out
below).Students in BPM must complete the requirements of one of
the three streams; Civil Engineering Science; Built Environment;
Software. Requirements for each stream are shown below.
Core units of study

MATH1001

Textbooks
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
Campus:

Textbooks
MATH1003

phenomena.
Textbooks
MATH1005
Statistics
Assumed

Textbooks
ENGG1850
Campus:

organisations.
ENGG1801
Campus:

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highlighted.
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision Making
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x 2hr lecture
and 1x 1hr tutorial per week Prohibitions: ECOF1005 Assessment: written
assignment (15%), on-line quizzes (10%), mid-semester exam (20%), and final
exam (55%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal
Note: This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and
combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees.
Economics underlies all business decisions, from pricing, to product

development, to negotiations, to understanding the general economic
environment. This unit provides an introduction to economic analysis
with a particular focus on concepts and applications relevant to
business. This unit addresses how individual consumers and firms
make decisions and how they interact in markets. It also introduces
a framework for understanding and analysing the broader economic
and public policy environment in which a business competes. This
unit provides a rigorous platform for further study and a major in
economics as well as providing valuable tools of analysis that
complement a student's general business training, regardless of their
area of specialisation.
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Caleb Owens Session: Semester

2, Summer Main Classes: Three 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per
week, plus 1 hour per week of additional web-based (self-paced) material related
to the tutorial. Assessment: One 2.5 hour exam, one 1250 word research
report, multiple tutorial tests, experimental participation (100%) Campus:
ENGG1802
Psychology 1002 is a further general introduction to the main topics

and methods of psychology, and it is the basis for advanced work as
well as being of use to those not proceeding with the subject.
Psychology 1002 covers the following areas: human mental abilities;
learning, motivation and emotion; visual perception; cognitive
processes; abnormal psychology.
This unit is also offered in the Sydney Summer School. For more
information consult the web site:
http://sydney.edu.au/summer_school/
Textbooks
Course Coordinator will advise

ENGG1800
DAAE2001
20th Century Australian Architecture

Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Lecture and tutorial contact,

plus self-directed preparation and assignments, for a minimum total student
commitment averaging 9 hours per week. Assessment: One seminar
presentation and one 3,000 word essay (100%)
Campus:

study.
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The unit will introduce students to a range of architectural styles and

aspirations in Australia. Lectures and seminars will cover key buildings
representative of their period. At the conclusion, students will be
familiar with a range of styles and their characteristics. They will
undertake individual self-directed research and learn how to record
and present the results of this research. Students will also acquire an
appreciation of the ideals and aspirations that support the architectural
styles examined, and how these are related to wider social and cultural
movements. On successful completion of this unit, students will be
able to demonstrate: a familiarity with a range of Australian buildings
and styles. Site tours will examine specific buildings, and these will
be recorded in a site visit log; the ability to research, record and
present a specific building in Sydney; the ability to link a specific
building to other works of a similar style and period. This will be
assessed in the seminar presentation and in the submitted essay.
DAAE2002
Architecture, Place and Society
week. Assessment: Graphic and Written Pressentation on Research (40%);
Final Research Essay (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
This unit aims to investigate the relationship between architecture,

place and society and to explore the meaning of cultural and social
sustainability in architectural design. The unit assumes that designers
will increasingly work in places where cultures are unfamiliar at home
or in a global context, and that an ability to understand, and interpret,
diverse cultures, and the way design occurs in diverse locations, is
an important area of knowledge for designers. A key aspect of social
sustainability is the practice of social responsibility, and the unit
explores how this may occur, including involving people in the design
process. On completion of this unit students will be able to
demonstrate: an ability to better understand the connections between
architecture place and society, and the social, cultural, political and
economic factors affecting sustainable environments; skills and
knowledge in participatory processes necessary for effective
communication about environmental design issues; increased critical
awareness about social responsibility in relation to the practice of
architecture and the design of the built environment, and an ability to
exercise this awareness. This unit will provide architecture students
with knowledge of the relationship between culture and architecture,
as well as practical knowledge of the social aspects of design practice.
It is intended that students from other disciplines will develop a critical
awareness of the built environment as a form of cultural production,
and the possibilities for their participation in its production.

INFO1103

INFO1105
Data Structures

complexity.

ENGG2850
Tutorial/Laboratory per week. Prohibitions: CIVL3812 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This is a theory and case study based UoS providing students with a
unified approach to the analysis of project value, supported by explicit
methods for ranking and selection of projects on the basis of returns
and sensitivity. The UoS uses "Project Finance" as a vehicle for
descibing the fundamentals of project management financing and
contrasts it with "Direct Financing", a more traditional approach to
funding projects.
ENGG2851
Data Analytics for Project Management
Tutorials/Laboratories per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND (MATH1001
OR MATH1901) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR
MATH1903) AND (MATH1005 or MATH1905) Assessment: Through semester
Project Management Data analytics (DA) provides extensive coverage

related to examining raw data with the purpose of drawing conclusions
about that information. It is used in many industries to allow companies
and organization to make better business decisions and in the sciences
to verify or disprove existing models or theories. Here, we focus our
effort on providing in-depth knowledge and skills to students focusing
on inference, process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what
is already known by the project manager.
ENGG2852
Project Based Organisational Behaviour
Tutorials/Laboratories per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND PSYC1002
Project based organisational behaviour focuses on human behaviour

in organisational and project based context, with a focus on individual
and group processes and actions. It involves an exploration of
organisational and managerial processes in the dynamic context of
organisation and is primarily concerned with human implications of
project based activity. In this UOS, we offer a succinct, lively and
robust introduction to the subject of organizational behaviour. It aims
to encourage critical examination of the theory of organisational
behaviour whilst also enabling students to interpret and deal with real
organisational problems in project management and combines relative
brevity with thorough coverage and plentiful real-world examples.
ENGG2855
Tutorials/Labs per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 Assessment: Through
Project Quality Management offers a specific, succinct, step-by-step

project quality management process. It offers an immediate hands-on
capability to improve project implementation and customer satisfaction
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in any project domain and will help maintain cost and schedule
constraints to ensure a quality project. This UOS introduces tools and
techniques that implement the general methods defined in A Guide
to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Third Edition (PMBOK)
published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and augment
those methods with more detailed, hands-on procedures that have
been proven through actual practice. This UOS is aimed at providing
students an explicit step-by-step quality management process, along
with a coherent set of quality tools organised and explained according
to their application within this process that can be applied immediately
in any project context. It further introduces a Wheel of Quality that
codifies in one complete image the contributing elements of
contemporary quality management. It also help in understanding the
process for establishing a new quality tool, the pillar diagram, that
provides a needed capability to identify root causes of undesirable
effects.

CIVL2201
Campus:

CIVL2230
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DESP1001
Introductory Urban Design and Planning
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Martin Payne Session: Semester 2
Classes: Lecture 2 hrs/wk; tutorial 6 hrs/semester Assessment: Assessment
is based on a workbook, which will present background studies, a strategic
analysis and a reasoned proposal in response to a planning and design problem,
besides a review of literature. Literature review (40%); background studies
(20%);
strategic
analysis
(20%);
proposal
(20%).
Campus:
Students will develop knowledge of key planning ideas, and be able

appreciate the context relevant to designing the built environment.
They will be able to prepare strategic analyses of basic planning
situations, and to prepare design proposals with supporting arguments.
On successful completion of this unit, each student will be able to
demonstrate their ability: to prepare short documents, using photos,
maps, drawings and other illustrations, with annotated comments and
supporting text, to present site analyses; to use basic ideas (such as:
vistas, viewing and over-viewing, connectivity, legibility, enclosure,
uses, activities, environs, links, built form, interest, amenity networks,
nodes) in reviewing design situations and preparing simple site
analyses; to apply a critical and reflective approach in understanding
design situations, and in preparing informative reports. This is an
elective unit, which introduces the Urban Design and Planning stream
in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture. Elective in other programs.
It is relevant to all architectural design students; it teaches students
how to prepare planning studies and basic site plans as preparatory
phases of designing buildings and places.
DESC9014
Building Construction Technology
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Michael Muir Session: Semester 1
Classes: 5 day intensive (9am - 5pm) Assessment: Two assignments (40%)
and (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
This unit covers three related areas of investigation: basic building

construction practices, advanced building construction practices &
sustainable construction. It begins by introducing a number of recurrent
themes in construction in Australia at the present time including the
idea of building culture, the various modes of delivery and variety of
classifications of buildings and building elements, rational construction
& construction detailing from first principles. There follows a review
of construction techniques of domestic scaled buildings using, where
appropriate, examples of well documented and/or accessible
exemplars. The second part of the unit reviews current approaches
to building technologies employed in more complex public and
commercial scaled buildings, particularly with regard to processes of
structural system selection, faade systems design and construction
and material performance. The fundamentals of heat transfer and
effects of external conditions on indoor comfort, aspects of the BCA
and integration of services into the building fabric relevant to building
services engineers will also be reviewed. Again, accessible exemplars
will be covered. Finally the unit will review current issues related to
key attributes of buildings which make them sustainable, particularly
with regard to material selection, appropriate detailing for energy and
resources conservation and building reuse and recycling.

INFO2120
Database Systems 1
Campus:

INFO2110


ENGG3853
Project Risk Mgnt Tools & Techniques
tutorial per week. Prerequisites: ENGG2851. Prohibitions: CIVL4810
Campus:
Project risk management is considered to one of the most vital of the

nine content areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK) as also developed by ISO/IEC 31010 (The International
Organization for Standardization and The International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)): Risk management - Risk assessment techniques.
Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose significant
technological and sociological challenges, and suffer from a lack of
adequate resources and understanding of the risks involved at varying
scales and different times. This UOS covers most relevant tools and
techniques for identifying and managing project risk from a theoretical
and practical perspective so that possibility of failure in critical projects
can be minimised - e.g. through failure mode and effect analysis
(FMEA). It offers students a step by step systematic approach through
every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible
risks involved at every stage in the process. Drawing on real-world
situations and examples, this UOS outlines proven methods,
demonstrating key ideas for project risk planning and showing how
to use system-level risk assessment tools. It further offers guidance
related to analysis aspects such as available resources, project scope,
and scheduling, and also explores the growing area of Enterprise Risk
Management.
ENGG3854
tutorial per week; 1 hr lab per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
AND ENGG2852. Prohibitions: CIVL3813 Assessment: Through semester
assessment (50%), FInal Exam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
In this UOS, we draw on examples on project negotiation and

contracting from "real-life" business situations and provide practical
information on what to do and what not to do. Student would be
exposed to the complexity involved in negotiation and contracting
from initiation to formalization of final form of contract which is agreed
upon and executed by all parties. Students will be taught how to
understand each party's interests and then working towards reaching
a common goal. In particular, dealing with complex characters including
situations will be covered.
We will provide a basic understanding of commercial contracts and
all their ramifications every step of the way. This UOS also explains
the basics of commercial contract law, highlights how to spot potential
issues before they become a problem and then how to work with a
lawyer more effectively if things go wrong which is intended for
corporate managers rather than lawyers. This UOS further contains
coverage on forming contracts, restitution, contract interpretation,
modification and dispute resolution. We also discuss remedies,
performance, and third-party beneficiaries.
PMGT3850
Project Management Capstone Project A
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Project work own time Prerequisites: 30 credits of 2nd year units of study Assessment:
Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of the course coordinator
and School`s Director of Learning & Teaching and will only be allowed where
there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this option should
discuss it with the the course coordinator at least one semester before they
intend to start.
In this intensive PM capstone project, students are required to apply

all of the skills necessary to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control
and close a project. Working as part of a team on a simulated
four-month, mid-sized, high-priority project, student will be responsible
for developing the key project management deliverables, including
the project charter, project plan, change control process, status reports
and post-project reviews. Students will facilitate meetings, update the
project plan with actuals and changes, present status to management,
justify your decisions to key stakeholders and determine the impacts
of your actions on multiple projects. Under the guidance of a senior
project manager and their academic supervisor, students will be given
direct feedback and techniques to increase efficiency and
effectiveness.
PM Capstone Project A & B provide an opportunity for students to
undertake a major project in a specialised area relevant to project
management. Students will generally work in groups, although planning
and by approval of PM Capstone Project course coordinator and the
to undertake a project individually.
PM Capstone Project is spread over a whole year, in two successive
Units of Study of 6 credits points each, PM Capstone Project A
(PMGT3850) and PM Capstone Project B (PMGT3851).This particular
unit of study, which must precede PMGT3851 PM Capstone Project
B, should cover the first half of the work required for a complete 'final
year' thesis project. In particular, it should include almost all project
planning, a major proportion of the necessary background research,
and a significant proportion of the investigative or design work required
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of the project. A & B provide an opportunity for students to undertake

a major project in a specialised area relevant to Project Management.
PMGT3851
Project Management Capstone Project B
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: project work own time Prerequisites: 30 credits of 2nd year units of study Assessment:
In this intensive PM capstone project, students are required to apply

all of the skills necessary to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control
and close a project. Working as part of a team on a simulated
four-month, mid-sized, high-priority project, student will be responsible
for developing the key project management deliverables, including
the project charter, project plan, change control process, status reports
and post-project reviews. Students will facilitate meetings, update the
project plan with actuals and changes, present status to management,
justify your decisions to key stakeholders and determine the impacts
of your actions on multiple projects. Under the guidance of a senior
project manager and their academic supervisor, students will be given
direct feedback and techniques to increase efficiency and
effectiveness.
PM Capstone Project A & B provide an opportunity for students to
and by approval of PM Capstone Project course coordinator and the
to undertake a project individually.
PM Capstone Project is spread over a whole year, in two successive
Units of Study of 6 credits points each, PM Capstone Project A
(PMGT3850) and PM Capstone Project B (PMGT3851).This particular
unit of study, which must be preceded by or be conducted concurrently
with PMGT3850 PM Capstone Project A, should cover the second
half of the required project work. In particular, it should include
completion of all components planned but not undertaken or completed
in PMGT3850 PM Capstone Project A.
PMGT3855
Tutorial per week; 1 hr Laboratory per week Prerequisites: ENGG2851
Project variance analysis uniquely shows project managers how to

effectively integrate technical, schedule, and cost objectives by
improving earned value management (EVM) practices. Providing
innovative guidelines, methods, examples, and templates consistent
with capability models and standards, this UOS approaches EVM
from a practical level with understandable techniques that are
applicable to the management of any project. It also explains how to
incorporate EVM with key systems engineering, software engineering,
and project management processes such as establishing the technical
or quality baseline, requirements management, using product metrics,
and meeting success criteria for technical reviews. Detailed information
is included on linking product requirements, project work products,
the project plan, and the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB),
as well as correlating technical performance measures (TPM) with
EVM.
PMGT3858
Tutorial per week; 1 hr Laboratory per week Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND
ENGG2852. Assessment: Through semester assessment (50%), Final Exam
Note: Students are expected to have an good understanding of the standard
project management methodologies, yet are willing to learn new theoretical and
practical approaches to complex project management. The theoretical approach
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will stem from the complex adaptive systems theory. The practical and analytical
approaches will use social network theory in analysing the coordination
mechanisms. Students are expected to read about both: Complex systems and
social networks.
In a complex and intertwined world, dependencies are exponentially

increasing for any task. Management practices are also changing to
reflect these complexities. You can no longer consider that each
project has a predefined standard set of tasks and deliverables. Most
of the large projects these days are interdepend and multi-discipline
which require new ways of theoretically approaching them as well as
tools to analyse them as a necessary prerequisite to manage. So
being a successful project manager in future means that you won't
be satisfied with existing standard tools so as to use those to
coordinate complex projects. Most probably those tools will fail. In the
near future, project managers are expected to be innovators in the
way they approach project understanding, analysis and management.
This UOS will open new ways for looking at complex projects where
you will be a leading the stakeholders to look at the project from a
new view: complex systems view. This will help you to analyse the
project's complex interdependencies and use new methods to manage
them, which will lead to project's success.
Third Year: Civil Engineering Science

stream
CIVL2810
Campus:

Select one of the following units
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics

CIVL2611


DESC9074
Project Management
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Richard de Dear Session:
Semester 2 Classes: 5 day intensive (9am-5pm) Assessment: Two
assignments (1 x 40%, 1 x 60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of
delivery: Block Mode
Project Management is specific form of establishing, programming,

and coordinating an activity having a specific start point and end point.
This body of knowledge - as for example in the Project Management
Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) - needs to be understood in general
terms. Initially project managers must identify and define the services
that are needed, (scope) and that their employers are willing to
endorse. The activities requiring to be carried out need to be sorted
and sequenced; the materials, labour and plant required need to be
estimated and procured. Projects involve the management of
information, and communications. This unit will develop the student's
ability to ascertain and document the scope of a project, schedule a
programme, and understand the difficulties in directing it. This unit
approaches the profession of Project Management as a cooperative
undertaking rather than adversarial: It promotes the adoption of
soft-skills rather than that of forceful command and supervision.
DESC9151
Introduction to Building Services
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Alan Obrart/Prof Richard de Dear
Session: Semester 1 Classes: 5 day intensive (9am-5pm) Assessment:
Assignments (2x45%), presentation (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington

Mode of delivery: Block Mode
Note: Students with the relevant building services background may appy for a
waiver.
The objective of this unit is to provide students with sufficient

knowledge of the principles of operation of the various services
systems in buildings of larger than domestic scale in order to be able
to contribute competently to the decisions that have to be made about
these systems and to be aware of the implications of these decisions
upon building design and operation.
At the completion of this unit the student is expected to: understand
the principles involved in the functioning of the systems (these
principles should remain relevant in the future even if the technology
changes); know about the technology currently available, and
understand the issues involved in deciding between competing
solutions (not necessarily to make a final choice but to contribute
competently to a discussion about that choice); and be aware of the
implications the system has on the planning and operation of the
building. This usually means the space occupied, the need for access
for maintenance and the effect on floors below and above. In the case
of lifts, escalators and stairs, the pedestrian traffic patterns created
should be considered.
Topics covered include: strategic planning for services; air conditioning
and ventilating systems; lifts and escalators; hydraulics systems; fire
services; electrical services, lighting, security systems.

ELEC3609
tutorials per week Prerequisites: INFO1103, INFO2110, (INFO2120 or
INFO2820) Prohibitions: EBUS4001 Assessment: Through semester
This unit of study will focus on the design, the architecture and the
development of web applications using technologies currently popular
in the marketplace including Java and .NET environments. There are
three key themes examined in the unit: Presentation layer, Persistence
layer, and Interoperability. The unit will examine practical technologies
such as JSP and Servlets, the model-view-controller (MVC)
architecture, database programming with ADO.NET and JDBC,
advanced persistence using ORM, XML for interoperability, and
XML-based SOAP services and Ajax, in support of the theoretical
themes identified.
On completion the students should be able to:
- Compare Java/J2EE web application development with Microsoft
.NET web application development.
- Exposure to relevant developer tools (e.g. Eclipse and VS.NET)
- Be able to develop a real application on one of those environments.
- Use XML to implement simple web services and AJAX applications.
ELEC3610
E-Business Analysis and Design
and 1 hr tutorials per week. Prohibitions: EBUS3003 Assessment: Through
Campus:
This unit examines the essential pre-production stages of designing

successful internet websites and services. It focuses on the aspects
of analysis, project specification, design, and prototype that lead up
to the actual build of a website or application. Topics include, B2C,
B2B and B2E systems, business models, methodologies, modeling
with use cases / UML and WebML, the Project Proposal and Project
Specification Document, Information Architecture and User-Centred
Design, legal issues, and standards-based web development. Students
build a simple use-case based e-business website prototype with web
standards. A final presentation of the analysis, design and prototype
are presented in a role play environment where students try to win
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funding from a venture capitalist. An understanding of these

pre-production fundamentals is critical for future IT and Software
Engineering Consultants, Project Managers, Analysts and CTOs.
Honours Year
The following units of study will be available for student wishing to
enter the BPM Honours program in 2015PMGT4850: Project
Management Honours Project APMGT4851: Project Management
Honours Project BSelect 24 cp from the following list of electives.
PMGT5875
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1 : Block
mode ; Session 2: Online Assessment: Through semester assessment (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line
This course focus on the impact of innovation into the project

management practice. Important trends in innovation in project
organisation, management and delivery are identified and their
implications for project management explored. Major topics include:
trends, such as ``open source``model rather than protected intellectual
property innovation structure; impact of the open innovation structure
on organisational project management; improved understanding of
the client requirements and achievement of quality goals through tools
and methodologies based on an user driven approach; distribution of
innovation over many independent but collaborating actors; and the
importance of diverse thinking toolkits(for example: design thinking,
systems thinking, integrative thinking, and hybrid thinking) that
empower users to innovate for themselves.
PMGT5876
Mode; Session 2: Online Prohibitions: WORK6026 Assessment: Through
delivery: On-line
Welcome to PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change. This course is

designed to foster and promote critical thinking and the application of
good theory to inform good practice in the strategic delivery of
organisational change. The philosophy underpinning this course is
design thinking. You will learn quite a bit about this idea over the
duration of the course, and why it is increasingly important to change
management. The course develops capabilities that will differentiate
you from the average project manager and change agent, and which
are in high demand in forward thinking organisations.
PMGT5879
Strategic Portfolio & Program Management
Mode; Session 2: On-line Assessment: Through semester assessments (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
This unit specifically addresses the selection and prioritisation of

multiple programmes and projects which have been grouped to support
an organisation's strategic portfolio.
The allocation of programmes of work within a multi-project
environment, governing, controlling and supporting the organisation's
strategy, are considered. The aim is to formulate and manage the
delivery of the portfolio of strategies using programme management.
Students will learn and practice the issues to be considered in selecting
an effective organisation portfolio and how to implement a Portfolio
Management Framework. Also they will encounter the many conflicting
issues facing Program Managers as they seek to implement
organisation strategy through programs and learn how to balance
these to obtain desired outcomes.
PMGT5886
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Session 2 : 3hrs per week evening Assessment: Through semester assessment (60%), Final Exam (40%)
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Students should achieve an understanding of the roles of statistical

methods, coordinate transformations, and mathematical analysis in
mapping complex, unpredictable dynamical systems. Systems Thinking
is a more natural and better way to think, learn, act, and achieve
desired results. Effectively implemented, it can dramatically improve
a manager`s effectiveness in today`s complex and interconnected
business world. This course provides managers with many practical
new Systems Thinking tools and the main concepts of Systems
Thinking to enhance individual, team, and organizational learning,
change, and performance.
PMGT5893
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3hrs Weekly (evening)
Aims: Students should achieve an understanding of the applications

of statistical methods in project environments.
Objectives: Students should be able to:
- Conduct hypothesis test and draw conclusions;
- Apply regression analysis to examine relationships between variables;
- Explain the relationships between variables;
- Describe the distributions of variables;
- Draw conclusions based on results observed in a sample;
- Discuss the application of statistical model for project selection;
- Appl the statistical techniques learned to a range of different "real
world" situations;
- Apply R in analyzing and evaluating statisitcal information.
By the end of this unit of study, students should be able to:
- Discuss the applications of statistical methods;
- Evaluate a project situation based on statistical results; and
- Apply simple statistical methods to problem-solving in project
management.
PMGT6867
Quantitative Methods: Project Management
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Session 1: 3
hours per week (evening); Session 2: 3 hours per week (evening) & on-line
Assumed knowledge: Expect the basic understanding of the organisational
context of projects and limited experience of working in a project team. Also,
familiarity of different quantitative methods applied in the context of different
project environments. Assessment: Through semester assessment (40%),
Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening
Methods studied in this unit are used in a wide range of project

management tasks and problems. The unit explains why and where
particular methods are used and provides examples and opportunities
to apply these methods in practice. This UoS will also facilitate the
understanding of the mechanics of these methods and their underlying
theory.
Notes
1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students
are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the
Intermediate and Senior units of the above program to be eligible for
entry to Honours.2. For core units of study offered by other than the
Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and
corequisite requirements will be as prescribed by the faculty.3.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are
expected to complete all the core units of study listed above. They
are also required to gain additional 12 credit points from a choice of
free elective units offered by the University of Sydney.4. Most
Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of
study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by equivalent
advanced level units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as
required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering
doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant

department before enrolling.
Project Management
Recommended Electives
In addition to the core units in the above table students will need to
complete electives to gain a total of 144 credit points as required for
the degree. The following list are recommend units.
PMGT2854
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs lectures per week, 2hrs
tutorial/laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850
Assessment: THrough semester assessment (100%)
Campus:
What is concurrent engineering? What are the different components?

Why do we need to get products to market fast? What really matters?
Starting with a vision, creating great teams that work and creating
processes that work effectively around the teams. Teams need to
complement processes, and processes need to complement teams.
Individuals and teams also evolve processes. In fact great systems
are those that can evolve and adapt without a centralised
management. The artist that creates a great system is the one that
can make a sustainable design.
Alternative elective units may be taken with approval of the Head of
School.
For a standard enrolment plans for the various Project Management
streams visit http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/engineering
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Index by alpha code
Index by alpha code
A
AERO1400 Intro to Aircraft Construction & Design, 83,
88, 101, 106
AERO1560 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, 83,
87, 101, 105
AERO2703 Aircraft Performance and Operation, 83, 90
AERO2705 Space Engineering 1, 101, 108, 133, 139,
165, 171
AERO2711 Space Engineering Project 1, 61, 63
AERO3260 Aerodynamics 1, 84, 91, 102, 108
AERO3261 Propulsion, 84, 91, 102, 109
AERO3360 Aerospace Structures 1, 84, 90, 102, 108
AERO3460 Aerospace Design 1, 84, 91, 102, 108
AERO3465 Aerospace Design 2, 84, 92
AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1, 84, 85, 92, 95, 102, 103,
109, 112
AERO3660 Aerospace Management, 85, 95, 103, 111
166, 172
AERO4206 Rotary Wing Aircraft, 85, 95
AERO4260 Aerodynamics 2, 85, 95, 103, 111
AERO4360 Aerospace Structures 2, 85, 95, 103, 111
AERO4460 Aerospace Design 3, 84, 92
AERO4560 Flight Mechanics 2, 85, 95, 103, 112
166, 173
AERO5200 Advanced Aerodynamics, 85, 96, 103, 112
AERO5400 Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis, 85, 96,
103, 112
AERO5500 Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv,
85, 96, 103, 112
AERO5520 Aircraft Avionics and Systems, 85, 96, 103,
112
AERO5700 Space Engineering (Advanced), 103, 113,
135, 144
AMME0011 International Exchange B, 69, 73
AMME0012 International Exchange C, 69, 73
AMME0013 International Exchange D, 69, 73
AMME0014 International Exchange E, 69, 73
AMME0015 International Exchange F, 69, 73
AMME0016 International Exchange G, 69, 73
AMME0017 International Exchange H, 69, 73
AMME0018 International Exchange I, 69, 73
AMME1362 Materials 1, 83, 89, 101, 106, 117, 122, 133,
138, 149, 154, 165, 170, 183, 191
AMME2261 Fluid Mechanics 1, 83, 90, 101, 107, 117,
123, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 183, 191
AMME2262 Thermal Engineering 1, 83, 90, 101, 107,
117, 123, 133, 139, 166, 173, 186, 188, 200, 207
AMME2301 Mechanics of Solids, 83, 89, 101, 106, 117,
123, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 186, 188, 201, 207
AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics, 83, 84, 89, 92, 101,
102, 107, 109, 117, 122, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171,
186, 188, 201, 207
AMME2700 Instrumentation, 83, 89, 101, 107, 117, 123,

133, 138
AMME3500 System Dynamics and Control, 84, 91, 102,
108, 117, 123, 134, 140, 150, 156, 165, 172, 186, 188,
201, 207
AMME4111 Honours Thesis A, 84, 93, 102, 109, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 157, 166, 174, 185, 198
AMME4112 Honours Thesis B, 84, 93, 102, 110, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 166, 174, 185, 199
AMME4121 Engineering Project A, 84, 94, 102, 110, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 166, 175, 185, 198
AMME4122 Engineering Project B, 84, 94, 102, 110, 118,
127, 134, 143, 150, 158, 166, 175, 186, 200
AMME4710 Computer Vision and Image Processing,
151, 159, 167, 175, 185, 196
AMME4790 Introduction to Biomechatronics, 151, 159,
167, 175, 184, 193
AMME4971 Tissue Engineering, 184, 193
AMME4981 Applied Biomedical Engineering, 184, 193
AMME4990 Biomedical Product Development, 185, 196
AMME4992 Regulatory Affairs in Medical Industry, 185,
196
AMME5101 Energy and the Environment, 119, 128, 135,
144
AMME5202 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics,
85, 96, 103, 113, 119, 127, 135, 143
AMME5310 Engineering Tribology, 119, 129, 135, 145
AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics, 85, 97, 103, 113,
119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 159, 167, 176
AMME5520 Advanced Control and Optimisation, 103,
113, 119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 159, 167, 176
AMME5700 Foundations of Instrumentation, 151, 160,
167, 176
AMME5902 Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing,
119, 129, 135, 145
AMME5912 Crash Analysis and Design, 119, 129, 135,
144
AMME5961 Biomaterials Engineering, 119, 128, 135,
144
B
BDES1010 Architecture Studio 101, 249, 253
BDES1011 Architectural History/Theory 1, 249, 253
BDES1012 Architectural Communications 1, 249, 254
BDES1023 Architectural Technologies 1, 249, 254
BDES1024 Art Workshop 1, 249, 254
BDES2021 Architectural History/Theory 2, 250, 257
BDES3025 Architectural Professional Practice, 251, 260
BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology, 283, 287, 295, 299, 307,
309, 317, 321, 329, 333
425
Index by alpha code
BUSS1001 Understanding Business, 343, 344, 347, 350,

357, 358, 361, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
BUSS1002 The Business Environment, 343, 344, 348,
351, 357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making,
401, 404, 411, 416
C
CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A, 49, 52, 183, 190, 213, 217,
283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333
CHEM1102 Chemistry 1B, 183, 190, 213, 217
CHEM2403 Chemistry of Biological Molecules, 213, 218
CHEM2404 Forensic and Environmental Chemistry, 213,
219
CHNG1103 Material & Energy Transformations Intro,
187, 203, 213, 218
CHNG2801 Conservation and Transport Processes, 187,
203, 213, 219
CHNG2802 Applied Maths for Chemical Engineers, 213,
219
CHNG2803 Energy and Fluid Systems Practice, 184,
191, 213, 219
CHNG2804 Chemical & Biological Systems Behaviour,
187, 204, 213, 220
CHNG2805 Industrial Systems and Sustainability, 187,
204, 214, 220
CHNG2806 Materials Purification and Recovery, 187,
204, 214, 220
CHNG3041 Exchange Program 3A, 69, 73
CHNG3042 Exchange Program 3B, 69, 73
CHNG3801 Process Design, 187, 204, 214, 220
CHNG3802 Operating/Improving Industrial Systems, 187,
204, 214, 220
CHNG3803 Chemical/Biological Process Design, 214,
221
CHNG3804 Biochemical Engineering, 187, 205, 215,
223
CHNG3805 Product Formulation and Design, 214, 221
CHNG3806 Management of Industrial Systems, 214, 221
CHNG3807 Products and Value Chains, 214, 221
CHNG3808 Polymer Engineering, 215, 224
CHNG3809 Laboratory and Industrial Practice, 215, 224
CHNG4041 Exchange Program 4A, 69, 73
CHNG4042 Exchange Program 4B, 69, 74
CHNG4203 Major Industrial Project, 199, 215, 223, 224
CHNG4802 Chemical Engineering Design A, 214, 222
CHNG4806 Chemical Engineering Design B, 214, 222
CHNG4811 Honours Thesis A, 185, 198, 214, 222
CHNG4812 Honours Thesis B, 185, 199, 214, 222
CHNG4813 Engineering Project A, 185, 198, 215, 223
CHNG4814 Engineering Project B, 186, 200, 215, 223
CHNG5001 Process Systems Engineering, 215, 224
CHNG5003 Green Engineering, 215, 225
CHNG5004 Particles and Surfaces, 216, 225
CHNG5005 Wastewater Eng - Systems and Practice,
216, 225
CHNG5006 Advanced Wastewater Engineering, 216,
225
CHNG5008 Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Adv,
216, 225
CHNG5601 Membrane Science, 184, 195, 216, 226
CHNG5602 Cellular Biophysics, 184, 195, 216, 226
CHNG5603 Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy Sys,
184, 195, 216, 226
CHNG5604 Membrane Science Laboratory, 185, 197,
216, 226
426
CHNG5605 Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace,

185, 196, 216, 226
CIVL0011 Civil Exchange A, 69, 74
CIVL0012 Civil Exchange B, 69, 74
CIVL0013 Civil Exchange C, 69, 74
CIVL0014 Civil Exchange D, 69, 74
CIVL0015 Civil Exchange E, 69, 74
CIVL0016 Civil Exchange F, 69, 74
CIVL0017 Civil Exchange G, 70, 74
CIVL0018 Civil Exchange H, 70, 75
CIVL2110 Materials, 231, 237, 266, 272
CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, 231, 232, 233, 237, 238,
239, 242, 244, 249, 250, 255, 256, 258, 265, 267, 270,
271, 275, 276, 277, 412, 418, 421
CIVL2230 Intro to Structural Concepts and Design, 231,
238, 265, 271, 412, 418
CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics, 231, 233, 238, 242, 250, 256,
265, 267, 271, 276, 412, 421
CIVL2511 Research Techniques, 233, 242, 267, 276
CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics, 231, 238, 250,
256, 265, 271, 412, 421
CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying, 231,
233, 237, 242, 250, 257, 265, 271, 412, 420
CIVL3010 Engineering and Society, 232, 238, 266, 272
CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1, 232, 238, 240, 250,
251, 259, 260, 267, 275, 276
CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, 232, 233, 239, 240, 244,
250, 251, 258, 260, 267, 275, 276, 277
CIVL3235 Structural Analysis, 232, 233, 239, 242, 244,
250, 258, 267, 275, 276, 277
CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering, 233, 242, 267, 276
CIVL3612 Fluid Mechanics, 232, 238, 250, 259, 267, 275
CIVL3614 Hydrology, 233, 242
CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management,
233, 242, 243, 265, 266, 271, 273
CIVL3812 Project Appraisal, 232, 233, 239, 243, 250,
257, 266, 272, 273
CIVL3813 Contracts Formulation and Management, 233,
243, 266, 272
CIVL4022 Honours Thesis A, 232, 240, 251, 260, 261,
266, 274
CIVL4023 Honours Thesis B, 232, 240, 251, 261, 266,
274
CIVL4024 Engineering Project A, 232, 241, 251, 261,
266, 274, 275
CIVL4025 Engineering Project B, 232, 241, 251, 261,
266, 274, 275
CIVL4810 Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE, 233,
243, 266, 273
CIVL4811 Engineering Design and Construction, 232,
239, 250, 259, 266, 273
CIVL4814 Project Procurement and Tendering, 233, 243,
266, 273
CIVL4815 Project Formulation, 233, 243, 266, 273
CIVL4860 Architectural to Structural Design, 250, 260
CIVL4903 Civil Engineering Design, 232, 240, 251, 260,
267, 276
CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability, 233, 244, 267, 277
CIVL5269 Concrete Structures - Strength & Service, 234,
244, 267, 277
CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering, 234, 244, 267,
277
CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering, 234, 244
CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering, 234,
245, 267, 277
CIVL5668 Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals,
234, 245
Index by alpha code
CIVL5670 Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng, 234, 245

COMP2007 Algorithms and Complexity, 187, 205, 318,
323, 343, 345, 348, 352, 371, 374, 378, 387
COMP2129 Operating Systems and Machine Principles,
187, 205, 284, 290, 296, 302, 308, 312, 318, 323, 330,
336, 343, 344, 349, 351, 357, 359, 362, 366, 371, 378
COMP2555 Computer Science Exchange, 70, 75
COMP2591 Advanced Computer Science Exchange, 70,
76
76
COMP2907 Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced), 357,
359, 363, 366
COMP3308 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 187,
206
COMP3419 Graphics and Multimedia, 188, 206
COMP3456 Computational Methods for Life Sciences,
188, 206
COMP3520 Operating Systems Internals, 284, 291
76
76
76
76
COMP3615 Software Development Project, 188, 206,
318, 324, 344, 345, 349, 353
COMP5045 Computational Geometry, 372, 375, 380,
389
COMP5046 Statistical Natural Language Processing,
372, 375, 380, 389
COMP5047 Pervasive Computing, 372, 375, 380, 389
COMP5048 Information Visualisation, 185, 197, 372,
375, 380, 389
COMP5114 Digital Media Fundamentals, 372, 375, 380,
389
COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems, 373,
376, 383, 384, 391, 392
COMP5214 Software Development in Java, 372, 375,
381, 389, 390
COMP5216 Mobile Computing, 372, 375, 381, 389
COMP5313 Large Scale Networks, 372, 375, 381, 389
COMP5318 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 372,
375, 381, 390
COMP5338 Advanced Data Models, 372, 375, 381, 390
COMP5347 e-Commerce Technology, 372, 375, 381,
390
COMP5348 Enterprise Scale Software Architecture, 318,
325, 372, 375, 381, 390
COMP5349 Cloud Computing, 372, 375, 381, 390
COMP5416 Advanced Network Technologies, 372, 375,
382, 390
COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine, 184,
194, 373, 375, 382, 390
COMP5425 Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery,

373, 375, 382, 391
COMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing, 373,
375, 382, 391
COMP5427 Usability Engineering, 373, 375, 382, 391
COMP5456 Introduction to Bioinformatics, 184, 194, 373,
375, 382, 391
D
DAAE2001 20th Century Australian Architecture, 411,
416
DAAE2002 Architecture, Place and Society, 411, 417
DESC9014 Building Construction Technology, 412, 418
DESC9074 Project Management, 412, 421
DESC9151 Introduction to Building Services, 412, 421
DESP1001 Introductory Urban Design and Planning,
412, 418
E
ELEC1103 Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng,
149, 154, 165, 170, 183, 191, 283, 288, 295, 300, 307,
310, 329, 334, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357, 358, 362, 365,
371, 374, 377, 386
ELEC1601 Foundations of Computer Systems, 186, 202,
283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333, 343,
344, 347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 373, 377, 386
ELEC2103 Simulation & Numerical Solutions in Eng,
283, 289, 295, 301, 307, 311, 318, 323, 329, 335
ELEC2104 Electronic Devices and Circuits, 149, 155,
165, 171, 183, 191, 284, 289, 295, 301, 307, 311, 318,
323, 330, 335
ELEC2302 Signals and Systems, 184, 192, 284, 289,
296, 301, 308, 311, 318, 324, 330, 335
ELEC2602 Digital System Design, 186, 202, 284, 289,
296, 301, 308, 311, 318, 323, 330, 335
ELEC3104 Engineering Electromagnetics, 284, 290, 296,
302, 330, 337
ELEC3203 Electricity Networks, 296, 302, 308, 312
ELEC3204 Power Electronics and Applications, 150, 156,
166, 173, 308, 312
ELEC3206 Electrical Energy Conversion Systems, 296,
302, 308, 312
ELEC3304 Control, 187, 202, 284, 290, 296, 302, 308,
312, 330, 337
ELEC3305 Digital Signal Processing, 184, 187, 195, 203,
284, 291, 296, 303, 330, 336
ELEC3404 Electronic Circuit Design, 149, 156, 166, 173,
184, 187, 188, 195, 203, 208, 284, 291, 296, 303, 330,
337
ELEC3405 Communications Electronics and Photonics,
330, 336
ELEC3505 Communications, 296, 303, 330, 336, 337,
373, 376, 384, 393
ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, 284,
290, 330, 337, 373, 376, 384, 393
ELEC3607 Embedded Systems, 187, 203, 284, 290, 296,
303, 330, 337
ELEC3608 Computer Architecture, 284, 290
ELEC3609 Internet Software Platforms, 318, 324, 413,
421
ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design, 413, 421
ELEC3702 Management for Engineers, 284, 291, 296,
303, 330, 337
ELEC3802 Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering,
184, 192
ELEC3803 Bioelectronics, 185, 187, 197, 202
ELEC3901 Electrical Exchange Unit 1A, 70, 75
ELEC3902 Electrical Exchange Unit 1B, 70, 75
ELEC3903 Electrical Exchange Unit 1C, 70, 75
ELEC3904 Electrical Exchange Unit 2A, 70, 75
427
Index by alpha code
ELEC3905 Electrical Exchange Unit 2B, 70, 75

ELEC3906 Electrical Exchange Unit 2C, 70, 75
ELEC4505 Digital Communication Systems, 330, 337
ELEC4702 Practical Experience, 284, 291, 296, 303,
308, 313, 318, 325, 330, 338
ELEC4710 Engineering Project A, 185, 199, 284, 291,
296, 304, 308, 313, 318, 326, 330, 338
ELEC4711 Engineering Project B, 186, 200, 284, 292,
296, 304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 330, 338
ELEC4712 Honours Thesis A, 185, 198, 284, 292, 296,
304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 330, 338
ELEC4713 Honours Thesis B, 186, 200, 285, 292, 297,
304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 331, 338
ELEC5204 Power Systems Analysis and Protection, 308,
313
ELEC5205 High Voltage Engineering, 308, 313
ELEC5508 Wireless Engineering, 373, 376, 384, 393
ELEC5509 Mobile Networks, 373, 376, 384, 393
ELEC5514 Networked Embedded Systems, 185, 197,
373, 376, 384, 393
ELEC5614 Real Time Computing, 184, 195, 373, 376,
385, 393
ELEC5616 Computer and Network Security, 373, 376,
385, 394
ELEC5618 Software Quality Engineering, 318, 325, 373,
376, 385, 394
ELEC5619 Object Oriented Application Frameworks,
318, 325, 373, 376, 385, 394
ELEC5620 Model Based Software Engineering, 373,
376, 385, 394
ELEC5701 Technology Venture Creation, 185, 197
ENGG1000 History and Philosophy of Engineering, 57,
59, 85, 97, 103, 113, 119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 161, 167,
177
ENGG1061 Advanced Engineering 1A, 61, 63
ENGG1800 Engineering Disciplines (Intro) Stream A, 49,
51, 57, 59, 213, 218, 231, 235, 249, 254, 265, 269, 411,
416
ENGG1801 Engineering Computing, 49, 51, 57, 59, 83,
87, 101, 105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 154, 165, 170,
183, 189, 213, 218, 231, 235, 238, 250, 256, 265, 271,
401, 403, 411, 412, 415, 421
ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, 49, 51, 57, 59, 83,
84, 88, 92, 101, 102, 106, 109, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149,
154, 165, 170, 231, 233, 236, 237, 242, 249, 255, 265,
267, 270, 276, 411, 412, 416, 418
ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1, 49, 51, 57, 60,
83, 88, 101, 105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 213, 218, 231, 232,
236, 238, 249, 255, 265, 266, 270, 272
ENGG1805 Professional Engineering and IT, 49, 53, 57,
60, 283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333,
343, 344, 347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 373, 377,
386
ENGG1850 Introduction to Project Management, 57, 60,
401, 403, 411, 415
ENGG1960 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, 183,
189
ENGG2062 Engineering Project: Business Plan 2 Adv,
61, 63
ENGG2850 Introduction to Project Finance, 401, 404,
411, 417
ENGG2851 Data Analytics for Project Management, 401,
404, 411, 417
ENGG2852 Project Based Organisational Behaviour,
401, 404, 411, 417
ENGG2855 Project Quality Management, 401, 404, 411,
417
ENGG3062 Technology Education (Advanced), 61, 63
ENGG3853 Project Risk Mgnt Tools & Techniques, 401,
404, 412, 419
428
ENGG3854 Negotiating and Contracting, 401, 405, 412,

419
ENGG4000 Practical Experience, 57, 60, 84, 92, 102,
109, 118, 125, 134, 141, 150, 157, 166, 173, 174, 184,
193, 232, 240, 251, 260, 266, 274
ENGG4064 Advanced Engineering Design A, 61, 64
ENGG4065 Advanced Engineering Design B, 61, 64
G
GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1, 231, 233, 236, 241,
249, 256
I
INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology, 249,
255, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374,
378, 386
INFO1103 Introduction to Programming, 50, 53, 283,
288, 295, 300, 307, 310, 317, 322, 329, 334, 343, 344,
347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 374, 377, 386, 411,
417
INFO1105 Data Structures, 187, 205, 283, 288, 295, 300,
307, 310, 317, 322, 329, 334, 343, 344, 347, 350, 357,
358, 361, 364, 371, 374, 377, 386, 411, 417
INFO1551 Information Technology Exchange, 71, 77
INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced), 343, 344, 348, 351,
357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
INFO1911 IT Special Project 1A, 65, 67
INFO1912 IT Special Project 1B, 65, 67
INFO2110 Systems Analysis and Modelling, 187, 205,
317, 322, 343, 344, 349, 352, 357, 359, 363, 366, 371,
374, 379, 387, 412, 419
INFO2120 Database Systems 1, 187, 205, 317, 322,
343, 344, 349, 352, 371, 374, 379, 387, 412, 419
INFO2315 Introduction to IT Security, 317, 322
INFO2820 Database Systems 1 (Advanced), 357, 359,
363, 366
INFO3220 Object Oriented Design, 188, 206, 318, 324,
344, 345, 349, 353, 358, 359, 363, 367, 372, 374, 379,
388
INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction, 188, 206, 318,
325
INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems, 318,
325, 344, 345, 349, 352, 358, 359, 363, 366, 372, 374,
379, 388
INFO3404 Database Systems 2, 188, 206
INFO3600 Major Development Project (Advanced), 358,
359, 363, 367, 372, 374, 379, 388
INFO4991 IT Research Thesis A, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 394
INFO4992 IT Research Thesis B, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 395
INFO4999 Computer Science Honours Result, 345, 353,
359, 367, 376, 395
INFO5010 IT Advanced Topic A, 373, 375, 382, 391
INFO5011 IT Advanced Topic B, 373, 375, 383, 391
INFO5060 Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, 373,
375, 383, 391
INFO5301 Information Security Management, 373, 375,
383, 392
Index by alpha code
INFO5991 Services Science Management and Eng, 373,

375, 383, 392
INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations, 373, 376, 383,
392
INFO5993 IT Research Methods, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 395
INFO6010 Advanced Topics in IT Project Management,
373, 376, 383, 392
INFO6012 Information Technology Strategy & Value,
373, 376, 383, 392
INFS2020 Business Process Modelling & Improvement,
344, 345, 349, 352, 358, 359, 363, 366, 372, 374, 379,
388
INFS3040 Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business,
344, 345, 350, 353, 358, 359, 364, 367, 372, 374, 380,
388
ISYS1551 Information Systems Exchange, 71, 77
ISYS2140 Information Systems, 345, 352, 359, 366, 374,
387
ISYS3400 Information Systems Project, 345, 352
ISYS3401 Analytical Methods & Information Systems,
345, 353, 359, 367, 374, 388
ISYS5070 Change Management in IT, 373, 376, 384,
392
L
LAWS1006 Foundations of Law, 27, 41
M
MATH1001 Differential Calculus, 49, 52, 53, 83, 87, 101,
105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 153, 165, 169, 183, 184,
189, 192, 213, 217, 231, 235, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283,
284, 287, 289, 295, 296, 299, 301, 307, 308, 309, 311,
317, 318, 321, 324, 329, 330, 333, 335, 401, 403, 411,
415
MATH1002 Linear Algebra, 49, 50, 52, 53, 83, 87, 101,
105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 153, 165, 169, 183, 184,
189, 192, 213, 217, 231, 235, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283,
284, 288, 289, 295, 296, 299, 301, 307, 308, 309, 311,
317, 318, 321, 324, 329, 330, 333, 335, 401, 403, 411,
415
MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling, 49, 52, 83,
88, 101, 106, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 169,
183, 190, 192, 213, 217, 231, 236, 249, 253, 265, 269,
283, 288, 289, 295, 300, 301, 307, 310, 311, 317, 322,
324, 329, 334, 335, 401, 403, 411, 415
MATH1005 Statistics, 49, 52, 83, 88, 101, 106, 117, 122,
133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 169, 183, 190, 213, 217, 231,
236, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283, 288, 295, 300, 307, 310,
317, 322, 329, 334, 401, 403, 411, 415
MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus,
231, 237, 249, 255, 265, 270, 284, 289, 296, 301, 308,
311, 318, 323, 330, 335
MATH2065 Partial Differential Equations (Intro), 233,
242
MATH2067 DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers, 83,
89, 101, 107, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 170,
183, 190
MATH2069 Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory,
317, 323
MBLG1001 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro), 183,
190
MECH1400 Mechanical Construction, 117, 122, 133, 138
MECH1560 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, 117,

121, 133, 137
MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1, 83, 90, 101, 107, 117,
122, 123, 133, 138, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 184, 186,
192, 201
MECH2901 Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers, 183,
189, 191
MECH3260 Thermal Engineering, 118, 124, 134, 140
MECH3260 Thermal Engineering 2, 118, 124, 134, 140
MECH3261 Fluid Mechanics, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186,
201
MECH3261 Fluid Mechanics 2, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186,
201
MECH3361 Mechanics of Solids 2, 118, 124, 186, 201
MECH3362 Materials 2, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186, 202
MECH3460 Mechanical Design 2, 118, 124, 150, 156
MECH3660 Manufacturing Engineering, 118, 125, 134,
140, 150, 157, 166, 172, 184, 189, 192
MECH3921 Biomedical Design and Technology, 184,
192
MECH4460 Mechanical Design 3, 118, 119, 125, 128
MECH4601 Professional Engineering 2, 118, 125, 134,
141, 150, 157, 166, 174
MECH4720 Sensors and Signals, 184, 194
MECH4730 Computers in Real-Time Control and Inst,
184, 194
MECH4902 Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering, 185,
196
MECH4961 Biomechanics and Biomaterials, 184, 189,
193
MECH5255 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Adv),
119, 128, 135, 144
MECH5265 Advanced Combustion, 119, 128, 135, 144
MECH5275 Advanced Renewable Energy, 119, 127,
135, 143
MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials, 119, 128,
135, 144
MECH5416 Advanced Design and Analysis, 151, 160,
167, 176
MECH5720 Sensors and Signals, 151, 160, 167, 176
MTRX1701 Mechatronics Engineering Introductory, 149,
153, 165, 169
MTRX1702 Mechatronics 1, 149, 153, 165, 170, 188,
207
207
208
MTRX4700 Experimental Robotics, 184, 194
MTRX5700 Experimental Robotics, 151, 160, 167, 177
P
PHIL1012 Introductory Logic, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357,
358, 362, 365
PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular), 49, 50, 52, 53, 186, 202,
231, 236, 249, 255, 265, 270, 283, 287, 295, 300, 307,
310, 329, 334
PHYS1003 Physics 1 (Technological), 186, 202, 283,
288, 295, 300, 307, 310, 329, 334
PHYS2213 Physics 2EE, 284, 289, 296, 301, 308, 311,
318, 324, 330, 335
PMGT2854 Implementing Concurrent Projects, 402, 406,
413, 423
PMGT3850 Project Management Capstone Project A,
412, 419
PMGT3851 Project Management Capstone Project B,
412, 420
PMGT3855 Project Variance and Analysis, 401, 405,
412, 420
429
Index by alpha code
PMGT3856 Sustainable Project Management, 402, 406

PMGT3857 International Project Management, 402, 407
PMGT3858 Complex Project Coordination, 401, 405,
412, 420
PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management, 401, 405,
413, 422
PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change, 401, 405, 413,
422
PMGT5879 Strategic Portfolio & Program Management,
402, 406, 413, 422
PMGT5886 System Dynamics Modelling for PM, 402,
406, 413, 422
PMGT5893 Statistical Methods in PM, 402, 406, 413,
422
PMGT6867 Quantitative Methods: Project Management,
402, 406, 413, 422
PSYC1002 Psychology 1002, 401, 404, 411, 416
430
Index by name
Index by name
Numeric
20th Century Australian Architecture DAAE2001, 411,
416
A
Advanced Aerodynamics AERO5200, 85, 96, 103, 112
Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis AERO5400, 85, 96,
103, 112
Advanced Combustion MECH5265, 119, 128, 135, 144
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics AMME5202,
85, 96, 103, 113, 119, 127, 135, 143
Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing AMME5902,
119, 129, 135, 145
Advanced Computer Science Exchange COMP2591, 70,
76
76
76
76
76
76
Advanced Control and Optimisation AMME5520, 103,
113, 119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 159, 167, 176
Advanced Data Models COMP5338, 372, 375, 381, 390
Advanced Design and Analysis MECH5416, 151, 160,
167, 176
Advanced Engineering 1A ENGG1061, 61, 63
Advanced Engineering Design A ENGG4064, 61, 64
Advanced Engineering Design B ENGG4065, 61, 64
Advanced Engineering Materials MECH5310, 119, 128,
135, 144
Advanced Network Technologies COMP5416, 372, 375,
382, 390
Advanced Renewable Energy MECH5275, 119, 127,
135, 143
Advanced Topics in IT Project Management INFO6010,
373, 376, 383, 392
Advanced Wastewater Engineering CHNG5006, 216,
225
Aerodynamics 1 AERO3260, 84, 91, 102, 108
Aerodynamics 2 AERO4260, 85, 95, 103, 111
Aerospace Design 1 AERO3460, 84, 91, 102, 108
Aerospace Design 2 AERO3465, 84, 92
Aerospace Design 3 AERO4460, 84, 92
Aerospace Management AERO3660, 85, 95, 103, 111
Aerospace Structures 1 AERO3360, 84, 90, 102, 108
Aerospace Structures 2 AERO4360, 85, 95, 103, 111
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Adv) MECH5255,
119, 128, 135, 144
Aircraft Avionics and Systems AERO5520, 85, 96, 103,
112
Aircraft Performance and Operation AERO2703, 83, 90
Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced) COMP2907, 357,
359, 363, 366
Algorithms and Complexity COMP2007, 187, 205, 318,

323, 343, 345, 348, 352, 371, 374, 378, 387
Analysis, Modelling, Control: BioPhy Sys CHNG5603,
184, 195, 216, 226
Analytical Methods & Information Systems ISYS3401,
345, 353, 359, 367, 374, 388
Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers MECH2901, 183,
189, 191
Applied Biomedical Engineering AMME4981, 184, 193
Applied Maths for Chemical Engineers CHNG2802, 213,
219
Architectural Communications 1 BDES1012, 249, 254
Architectural History/Theory 1 BDES1011, 249, 253
Architectural History/Theory 2 BDES2021, 250, 257
Architectural Professional Practice BDES3025, 251, 260
Architectural Technologies 1 BDES1023, 249, 254
Architectural to Structural Design CIVL4860, 250, 260
Architecture, Place and Society DAAE2002, 411, 417
Architecture Studio 101 BDES1010, 249, 253
Art Workshop 1 BDES1024, 249, 254
B
Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace CHNG5605,
185, 196, 216, 226
Biochemical Engineering CHNG3804, 187, 205, 215,
223
Bioelectronics ELEC3803, 185, 187, 197, 202
Biomaterials Engineering AMME5961, 119, 128, 135,
144
Biomechanics and Biomaterials MECH4961, 184, 189,
193
Biomedical Design and Technology MECH3921, 184,
192
Biomedical Product Development AMME4990, 185, 196
Building Construction Technology DESC9014, 412, 418
Business Process Modelling & Improvement INFS2020,
344, 345, 349, 352, 358, 359, 363, 366, 372, 374, 379,
388
C
Cellular Biophysics CHNG5602, 184, 195, 216, 226
Change Management in IT ISYS5070, 373, 376, 384,
392
Chemical & Biological Systems Behaviour CHNG2804,
187, 204, 213, 220
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Adv CHNG5008,
216, 225
Chemical/Biological Process Design CHNG3803, 214,
221
431
Index by name
Chemical Engineering Design A CHNG4802, 214, 222

Chemical Engineering Design B CHNG4806, 214, 222
Chemistry 1A CHEM1101, 49, 52, 183, 190, 213, 217,
283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333
Chemistry 1B CHEM1102, 183, 190, 213, 217
Chemistry of Biological Molecules CHEM2403, 213, 218
Civil Engineering Design CIVL4903, 232, 240, 251, 260,
267, 276
Civil Exchange A CIVL0011, 69, 74
Civil Exchange B CIVL0012, 69, 74
Civil Exchange C CIVL0013, 69, 74
Civil Exchange D CIVL0014, 69, 74
Civil Exchange E CIVL0015, 69, 74
Civil Exchange F CIVL0016, 69, 74
Civil Exchange G CIVL0017, 70, 74
Civil Exchange H CIVL0018, 70, 75
Cloud Computing COMP5349, 372, 375, 381, 390
Communications ELEC3505, 296, 303, 330, 336, 337,
373, 376, 384, 393
Communications Electronics and Photonics ELEC3405,
330, 336
Complex Project Coordination PMGT3858, 401, 405,
412, 420
Computational Geometry COMP5045, 372, 375, 380,
389
Computational Methods for Life Sciences COMP3456,
188, 206
Computer and Network Security ELEC5616, 373, 376,
385, 394
Computer Architecture ELEC3608, 284, 290
Computer Science Exchange COMP2555, 70, 75
Computer Science Honours Result INFO4999, 345, 353,
359, 367, 376, 395
Computers in Real-Time Control and Inst MECH4730,
184, 194
Computer Vision and Image Processing AMME4710,
151, 159, 167, 175, 185, 196
Concepts in Biology BIOL1001, 283, 287, 295, 299, 307,
309, 317, 321, 329, 333
Concrete Structures - Strength & Service CIVL5269, 234,
244, 267, 277
Concrete Structures 1 CIVL3205, 232, 238, 240, 250,
251, 259, 260, 267, 275, 276
Conservation and Transport Processes CHNG2801, 187,
203, 213, 219
Contracts Formulation and Management CIVL3813, 233,
243, 266, 272
Control ELEC3304, 187, 202, 284, 290, 296, 302, 308,
312, 330, 337
Crash Analysis and Design AMME5912, 119, 129, 135,
144
D
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence INFO5060, 373,
375, 383, 391
432
Data Analytics for Project Management ENGG2851, 401,

404, 411, 417
Database Systems 1 (Advanced) INFO2820, 357, 359,
363, 366
Database Systems 1 INFO2120, 187, 205, 317, 322,
343, 344, 349, 352, 371, 374, 379, 387, 412, 419
Database Systems 2 INFO3404, 188, 206
Data Communications and the Internet ELEC3506, 284,
290, 330, 337, 373, 376, 384, 393
Data Structures INFO1105, 187, 205, 283, 288, 295, 300,
307, 310, 317, 322, 329, 334, 343, 344, 347, 350, 357,
358, 361, 364, 371, 374, 377, 386, 411, 417
DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers MATH2067, 83,
89, 101, 107, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 170,
183, 190
Differential Calculus MATH1001, 49, 52, 53, 83, 87, 101,
105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 153, 165, 169, 183, 184,
189, 192, 213, 217, 231, 235, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283,
284, 287, 289, 295, 296, 299, 301, 307, 308, 309, 311,
317, 318, 321, 324, 329, 330, 333, 335, 401, 403, 411,
415
Digital Communication Systems ELEC4505, 330, 337
Digital Media Fundamentals COMP5114, 372, 375, 380,
389
Digital Signal Processing ELEC3305, 184, 187, 195, 203,
284, 291, 296, 303, 330, 336
Digital System Design ELEC2602, 186, 202, 284, 289,
296, 301, 308, 311, 318, 323, 330, 335
Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory MATH2069,
317, 323
E
E-Business Analysis and Design ELEC3610, 413, 421
e-Commerce Technology COMP5347, 372, 375, 381,
390
Economics for Business Decision Making BUSS1040,
401, 404, 411, 416
Electrical Energy Conversion Systems ELEC3206, 296,
302, 308, 312
Electrical Exchange Unit 1A ELEC3901, 70, 75
Electrical Exchange Unit 1B ELEC3902, 70, 75
Electrical Exchange Unit 1C ELEC3903, 70, 75
Electrical Exchange Unit 2A ELEC3904, 70, 75
Electrical Exchange Unit 2B ELEC3905, 70, 75
Electrical Exchange Unit 2C ELEC3906, 70, 75
Electricity Networks ELEC3203, 296, 302, 308, 312
Electronic Circuit Design ELEC3404, 149, 156, 166, 173,
184, 187, 188, 195, 203, 208, 284, 291, 296, 303, 330,
337
Electronic Devices and Circuits ELEC2104, 149, 155,
165, 171, 183, 191, 284, 289, 295, 301, 307, 311, 318,
323, 330, 335
Embedded Systems ELEC3607, 187, 203, 284, 290, 296,
303, 330, 337
Energy and Fluid Systems Practice CHNG2803, 184,
191, 213, 219
Energy and the Environment AMME5101, 119, 128, 135,
144
Engineering and Society CIVL3010, 232, 238, 266, 272
Engineering Computing ENGG1801, 49, 51, 57, 59, 83,
87, 101, 105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 154, 165, 170,
183, 189, 213, 218, 231, 235, 238, 250, 256, 265, 271,
401, 403, 411, 412, 415, 421
Engineering Construction and Surveying CIVL2810, 231,
233, 237, 242, 250, 257, 265, 271, 412, 420
Engineering Design and Construction CIVL4811, 232,
239, 250, 259, 266, 273
Engineering Disciplines (Intro) Stream A ENGG1800, 49,
51, 57, 59, 213, 218, 231, 235, 249, 254, 265, 269, 411,
416
Index by name
Engineering Dynamics AMME2500, 83, 84, 89, 92, 101,

102, 107, 109, 117, 122, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171,
186, 188, 201, 207
Engineering Electromagnetics ELEC3104, 284, 290, 296,
302, 330, 337
Engineering Geology 1 GEOL1501, 231, 233, 236, 241,
249, 256
Engineering Mechanics ENGG1802, 49, 51, 57, 59, 83,
84, 88, 92, 101, 102, 106, 109, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149,
154, 165, 170, 231, 233, 236, 237, 242, 249, 255, 265,
267, 270, 276, 411, 412, 416, 418
Engineering Project: Business Plan 2 Adv ENGG2062,
61, 63
Engineering Project A AMME4121, 84, 94, 102, 110, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 166, 175, 185, 198
Engineering Project A CHNG4813, 185, 198, 215, 223
Engineering Project A CIVL4024, 232, 241, 251, 261,
266, 274, 275
Engineering Project A ELEC4710, 185, 199, 284, 291,
296, 304, 308, 313, 318, 326, 330, 338
Engineering Project B AMME4122, 84, 94, 102, 110, 118,
127, 134, 143, 150, 158, 166, 175, 186, 200
Engineering Project B CHNG4814, 186, 200, 215, 223
Engineering Project B CIVL4025, 232, 241, 251, 261,
266, 274, 275
Engineering Project B ELEC4711, 186, 200, 284, 292,
296, 304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 330, 338
Engineering Tribology AMME5310, 119, 129, 135, 145
Enterprise Scale Software Architecture COMP5348, 318,
325, 372, 375, 381, 390
Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business INFS3040,
344, 345, 350, 353, 358, 359, 364, 367, 372, 374, 380,
388
Exchange Program 3A CHNG3041, 69, 73
Exchange Program 3B CHNG3042, 69, 73
Exchange Program 4A CHNG4041, 69, 73
Exchange Program 4B CHNG4042, 69, 74
Experimental Robotics MTRX4700, 184, 194
Experimental Robotics MTRX5700, 151, 160, 167, 177
F
Flight Mechanics 1 AERO3560, 84, 85, 92, 95, 102, 103,
109, 112
Flight Mechanics 2 AERO4560, 85, 95, 103, 112
Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv AERO5500,
85, 96, 103, 112
Fluid Mechanics 1 AMME2261, 83, 90, 101, 107, 117,
123, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 183, 191
Fluid Mechanics 2 MECH3261, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186,
201
Fluid Mechanics CIVL3612, 232, 238, 250, 259, 267, 275
Fluid Mechanics MECH3261, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186,
201
Forensic and Environmental Chemistry CHEM2404, 213,
219
Foundation Engineering CIVL5452, 234, 244
Foundations of Computer Systems ELEC1601, 186, 202,
283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333, 343,
344, 347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 373, 377, 386
Foundations of Information Technology INFO1003, 249,
255, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374,
378, 386
Foundations of Instrumentation AMME5700, 151, 160,
167, 176
Foundations of Law LAWS1006, 27, 41
Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering ELEC3802,
184, 192
Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng ELEC1103,

149, 154, 165, 170, 183, 191, 283, 288, 295, 300, 307,
310, 329, 334, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357, 358, 362, 365,
371, 374, 377, 386
G
Geoenvironmental Engineering CIVL5351, 234, 244, 267,
277
Geotechnical Engineering CIVL3411, 233, 242, 267, 276
Graphics and Multimedia COMP3419, 188, 206
Green Engineering CHNG5003, 215, 225
H
High Voltage Engineering ELEC5205, 308, 313
History and Philosophy of Engineering ENGG1000, 57,
59, 85, 97, 103, 113, 119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 161, 167,
177
Honours Thesis A AMME4111, 84, 93, 102, 109, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 157, 166, 174, 185, 198
Honours Thesis A CHNG4811, 185, 198, 214, 222
Honours Thesis A CIVL4022, 232, 240, 251, 260, 261,
266, 274
Honours Thesis A ELEC4712, 185, 198, 284, 292, 296,
304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 330, 338
Honours Thesis B AMME4112, 84, 93, 102, 110, 118,
126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 166, 174, 185, 199
Honours Thesis B CHNG4812, 185, 199, 214, 222
Honours Thesis B CIVL4023, 232, 240, 251, 261, 266,
274
Honours Thesis B ELEC4713, 186, 200, 285, 292, 297,
304, 308, 314, 318, 326, 331, 338
Human-Computer Interaction INFO3315, 188, 206, 318,
325
Hydrology CIVL3614, 233, 242
I
Implementing Concurrent Projects PMGT2854, 402, 406,
413, 423
Industrial Systems and Sustainability CHNG2805, 187,
204, 214, 220
Informatics (Advanced) INFO1903, 343, 344, 348, 351,
357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
Information Security Management INFO5301, 373, 375,
383, 392
Information Systems Exchange ISYS1551, 71, 77
Information Systems ISYS2140, 345, 352, 359, 366, 374,
387
Information Systems Project ISYS3400, 345, 352
Information Technology Exchange INFO1551, 71, 77
Information Technology in Biomedicine COMP5424, 184,
194, 373, 375, 382, 390
433
Index by name
Information Technology Strategy & Value INFO6012,

373, 376, 383, 392
Information Visualisation COMP5048, 185, 197, 372,
375, 380, 389
Instrumentation AMME2700, 83, 89, 101, 107, 117, 123,
133, 138
Integral Calculus and Modelling MATH1003, 49, 52, 83,
88, 101, 106, 117, 122, 133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 169,
183, 190, 192, 213, 217, 231, 236, 249, 253, 265, 269,
283, 288, 289, 295, 300, 301, 307, 310, 311, 317, 322,
324, 329, 334, 335, 401, 403, 411, 415
International Exchange B AMME0011, 69, 73
International Exchange C AMME0012, 69, 73
International Exchange D AMME0013, 69, 73
International Exchange E AMME0014, 69, 73
International Exchange F AMME0015, 69, 73
International Exchange G AMME0016, 69, 73
International Exchange H AMME0017, 69, 73
International Exchange I AMME0018, 69, 73
International Project Management PMGT3857, 402, 407
Internet Software Platforms ELEC3609, 318, 324, 413,
421
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering AERO1560, 83,
87, 101, 105
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence COMP3308, 187,
206
Introduction to Bioinformatics COMP5456, 184, 194, 373,
375, 382, 391
Introduction to Biomechatronics AMME4790, 151, 159,
167, 175, 184, 193
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering ENGG1960, 183,
189
Introduction to Building Services DESC9151, 412, 421
Introduction to Information Systems COMP5206, 373,
376, 383, 384, 391, 392
Introduction to IT Security INFO2315, 317, 322
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering MECH1560, 117,
121, 133, 137
Introduction to Programming INFO1103, 50, 53, 283,
288, 295, 300, 307, 310, 317, 322, 329, 334, 343, 344,
347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 374, 377, 386, 411,
417
Introduction to Project Finance ENGG2850, 401, 404,
411, 417
Introduction to Project Management ENGG1850, 57, 60,
401, 403, 411, 415
Introductory Fluid Mechanics CIVL2611, 231, 238, 250,
256, 265, 271, 412, 421
Introductory Logic PHIL1012, 343, 344, 348, 351, 357,
358, 362, 365
Introductory Urban Design and Planning DESP1001,
412, 418
Intro to Aircraft Construction & Design AERO1400, 83,
88, 101, 106
Intro to Structural Concepts and Design CIVL2230, 231,
238, 265, 271, 412, 418
IT Advanced Topic A INFO5010, 373, 375, 382, 391
IT Advanced Topic B INFO5011, 373, 375, 383, 391
IT Research Methods INFO5993, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 395
IT Research Thesis A INFO4991, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 394
IT Research Thesis B INFO4992, 345, 353, 359, 367,
376, 395
IT Special Project 1A INFO1911, 65, 67
IT Special Project 1B INFO1912, 65, 67
434

K
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining COMP5318, 372,
375, 381, 390
L
Laboratory and Industrial Practice CHNG3809, 215, 224
Large Scale Networks COMP5313, 372, 375, 381, 389
Linear Algebra MATH1002, 49, 50, 52, 53, 83, 87, 101,
105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 149, 153, 165, 169, 183, 184,
189, 192, 213, 217, 231, 235, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283,
284, 288, 289, 295, 296, 299, 301, 307, 308, 309, 311,
317, 318, 321, 324, 329, 330, 333, 335, 401, 403, 411,
415
Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus MATH2061,
231, 237, 249, 255, 265, 270, 284, 289, 296, 301, 308,
311, 318, 323, 330, 335
M
Major Development Project (Advanced) INFO3600, 358,
359, 363, 367, 372, 374, 379, 388
Major Industrial Project CHNG4203, 199, 215, 223, 224
Management for Engineers ELEC3702, 284, 291, 296,
303, 330, 337
Management of Industrial Systems CHNG3806, 214, 221
Management of IT Projects and Systems INFO3402, 318,
325, 344, 345, 349, 352, 358, 359, 363, 366, 372, 374,
379, 388
Manufacturing Engineering MECH3660, 118, 125, 134,
140, 150, 157, 166, 172, 184, 189, 192
Material & Energy Transformations Intro CHNG1103,
187, 203, 213, 218
Materials 1 AMME1362, 83, 89, 101, 106, 117, 122, 133,
138, 149, 154, 165, 170, 183, 191
Materials 2 MECH3362, 118, 124, 134, 141, 186, 202
Materials CIVL2110, 231, 237, 266, 272
Materials Purification and Recovery CHNG2806, 187,
204, 214, 220
Mechanical Construction MECH1400, 117, 122, 133, 138
Mechanical Design 1 MECH2400, 83, 90, 101, 107, 117,
122, 123, 133, 138, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 184, 186,
192, 201
Mechanical Design 2 MECH3460, 118, 124, 150, 156
Mechanical Design 3 MECH4460, 118, 119, 125, 128
Mechanics of Solids 2 MECH3361, 118, 124, 186, 201
Mechanics of Solids AMME2301, 83, 89, 101, 106, 117,
123, 133, 139, 149, 155, 165, 171, 186, 188, 201, 207
Mechatronics 1 MTRX1702, 149, 153, 165, 170, 188,
207
207
208
Mechatronics Engineering Introductory MTRX1701, 149,
153, 165, 169
Membrane Science CHNG5601, 184, 195, 216, 226
Membrane Science Laboratory CHNG5604, 185, 197,
216, 226
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE CIVL4810, 233,
243, 266, 273
Mobile Computing COMP5216, 372, 375, 381, 389
Mobile Networks ELEC5509, 373, 376, 384, 393
Model Based Software Engineering ELEC5620, 373,
376, 385, 394
Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro) MBLG1001, 183,
190
Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery COMP5425,
373, 375, 382, 391
Index by name
N
Negotiating and Contracting ENGG3854, 401, 405, 412,
419
Networked Embedded Systems ELEC5514, 185, 197,
373, 376, 384, 393
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering CIVL5458, 234,
245, 267, 277
O
Object Oriented Application Frameworks ELEC5619,
318, 325, 373, 376, 385, 394
Object Oriented Design INFO3220, 188, 206, 318, 324,
344, 345, 349, 353, 358, 359, 363, 367, 372, 374, 379,
388
Operating/Improving Industrial Systems CHNG3802, 187,
204, 214, 220
Operating Systems and Machine Principles COMP2129,
187, 205, 284, 290, 296, 302, 308, 312, 318, 323, 330,
336, 343, 344, 349, 351, 357, 359, 362, 366, 371, 378
Operating Systems Internals COMP3520, 284, 291
Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering MECH4902, 185,
196
P
Parallel and Distributed Computing COMP5426, 373,
375, 382, 391
Partial Differential Equations (Intro) MATH2065, 233,
242
Particles and Surfaces CHNG5004, 216, 225
Pervasive Computing COMP5047, 372, 375, 380, 389
Physics 1 (Regular) PHYS1001, 49, 50, 52, 53, 186, 202,
231, 236, 249, 255, 265, 270, 283, 287, 295, 300, 307,
310, 329, 334
Physics 1 (Technological) PHYS1003, 186, 202, 283,
288, 295, 300, 307, 310, 329, 334
Physics 2EE PHYS2213, 284, 289, 296, 301, 308, 311,
318, 324, 330, 335
Polymer Engineering CHNG3808, 215, 224
Power Electronics and Applications ELEC3204, 150, 156,
166, 173, 308, 312
Power Systems Analysis and Protection ELEC5204, 308,
313
Practical Experience ELEC4702, 284, 291, 296, 303,
308, 313, 318, 325, 330, 338
Practical Experience ENGG4000, 57, 60, 84, 92, 102,
109, 118, 125, 134, 141, 150, 157, 166, 173, 174, 184,
193, 232, 240, 251, 260, 266, 274
Process Design CHNG3801, 187, 204, 214, 220
Process Systems Engineering CHNG5001, 215, 224
Product Formulation and Design CHNG3805, 214, 221
Products and Value Chains CHNG3807, 214, 221
Professional Engineering 1 ENGG1803, 49, 51, 57, 60,
83, 88, 101, 105, 117, 121, 133, 137, 213, 218, 231, 232,
236, 238, 249, 255, 265, 266, 270, 272
Professional Engineering 2 MECH4601, 118, 125, 134,
141, 150, 157, 166, 174
Professional Engineering and IT ENGG1805, 49, 53, 57,
60, 283, 287, 295, 299, 307, 309, 317, 321, 329, 333,
343, 344, 347, 350, 357, 358, 361, 364, 371, 373, 377,
386
Project Appraisal CIVL3812, 232, 233, 239, 243, 250,
257, 266, 272, 273
Project Based Organisational Behaviour ENGG2852,
401, 404, 411, 417
Project Formulation CIVL4815, 233, 243, 266, 273
Project Innovation Management PMGT5875, 401, 405,
413, 422
Project Management Capstone Project A PMGT3850,
412, 419
Project Management Capstone Project B PMGT3851,

412, 420
Project Management DESC9074, 412, 421
Project Procurement and Tendering CIVL4814, 233, 243,
266, 273
Project Quality Management ENGG2855, 401, 404, 411,
417
Project Risk Mgnt Tools & Techniques ENGG3853, 401,
404, 412, 419
Project Scope, Time and Cost Management CIVL3805,
233, 242, 243, 265, 266, 271, 273
Project Variance and Analysis PMGT3855, 401, 405,
412, 420
Propulsion AERO3261, 84, 91, 102, 109
Psychology 1002 PSYC1002, 401, 404, 411, 416
Q
Quantitative Methods: Project Management PMGT6867,
402, 406, 413, 422
R
Real Time Computing ELEC5614, 184, 195, 373, 376,
385, 393
Regulatory Affairs in Medical Industry AMME4992, 185,
196
Research Techniques CIVL2511, 233, 242, 267, 276
Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng CIVL5670, 234, 245
Rotary Wing Aircraft AERO4206, 85, 95
S
Sensors and Signals MECH4720, 184, 194
Sensors and Signals MECH5720, 151, 160, 167, 176
Services Science Management and Eng INFO5991, 373,
375, 383, 392
Signals and Systems ELEC2302, 184, 192, 284, 289,
296, 301, 308, 311, 318, 324, 330, 335
Simulation & Numerical Solutions in Eng ELEC2103,
283, 289, 295, 301, 307, 311, 318, 323, 329, 335
Software Development in Java COMP5214, 372, 375,
381, 389, 390
Software Development Project COMP3615, 188, 206,
318, 324, 344, 345, 349, 353
Software Quality Engineering ELEC5618, 318, 325, 373,
376, 385, 394
Soil Mechanics CIVL2410, 231, 233, 238, 242, 250, 256,
265, 267, 271, 276, 412, 421
Space Engineering (Advanced) AERO5700, 103, 113,
135, 144
Space Engineering 1 AERO2705, 101, 108, 133, 139,
165, 171
166, 172
166, 173
Space Engineering Project 1 AERO2711, 61, 63
Statistical Methods in PM PMGT5893, 402, 406, 413,
422
Statistical Natural Language Processing COMP5046,
372, 375, 380, 389
Statistics MATH1005, 49, 52, 83, 88, 101, 106, 117, 122,
133, 138, 149, 154, 165, 169, 183, 190, 213, 217, 231,
236, 249, 253, 265, 269, 283, 288, 295, 300, 307, 310,
317, 322, 329, 334, 401, 403, 411, 415
Steel Structures - Stability CIVL5266, 233, 244, 267, 277
Steel Structures 1 CIVL3206, 232, 233, 239, 240, 244,
250, 251, 258, 260, 267, 275, 276, 277
435
Index by name
Strategic Delivery of Change PMGT5876, 401, 405, 413,

422
Strategic Portfolio & Program Management PMGT5879,
402, 406, 413, 422
Structural Analysis CIVL3235, 232, 233, 239, 242, 244,
250, 258, 267, 275, 276, 277
Structural Mechanics CIVL2201, 231, 232, 233, 237, 238,
239, 242, 244, 249, 250, 255, 256, 258, 265, 267, 270,
271, 275, 276, 277, 412, 418, 421
Sustainable Project Management PMGT3856, 402, 406
System Dynamics and Control AMME3500, 84, 91, 102,
108, 117, 123, 134, 140, 150, 156, 165, 172, 186, 188,
201, 207
System Dynamics Modelling for PM PMGT5886, 402,
406, 413, 422
Systems Analysis and Modelling INFO2110, 187, 205,
317, 322, 343, 344, 349, 352, 357, 359, 363, 366, 371,
374, 379, 387, 412, 419
T
Technology Education (Advanced) ENGG3062, 61, 63
Technology Venture Creation ELEC5701, 185, 197
The Business Environment BUSS1002, 343, 344, 348,
351, 357, 358, 362, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
Thermal Engineering 1 AMME2262, 83, 90, 101, 107,
117, 123, 133, 139, 166, 173, 186, 188, 200, 207
Thermal Engineering 2 MECH3260, 118, 124, 134, 140
Thermal Engineering MECH3260, 118, 124, 134, 140
Tissue Engineering AMME4971, 184, 193
U
Understanding Business BUSS1001, 343, 344, 347, 350,
357, 358, 361, 365, 371, 374, 378, 387
Understanding IT Innovations INFO5992, 373, 376, 383,
392
Usability Engineering COMP5427, 373, 375, 382, 391
V
Vibration and Acoustics AMME5510, 85, 97, 103, 113,
119, 129, 135, 145, 151, 159, 167, 176
W
Wastewater Eng - Systems and Practice CHNG5005,
216, 225
Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals CIVL5668,
234, 245
Wireless Engineering ELEC5508, 373, 376, 384, 393
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